WECA42 PHEB 292005 TIBCAR TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 405 PM AST MON JAN 29 2024 AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013- VIZ001-002-292205- COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE... AUDIENCE -------- * GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 4.5 OCCURRED ABOUT 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANEGADA AT 401 PM AST ON MONDAY JANUARY 29 2024. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... OR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. * PEOPLE MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SHAKING FROM THE EARTHQUAKE. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. * MAGNITUDE 4.5 * ORIGIN TIME 401 PM AST JAN 29 2024 * COORDINATES 19.1 NORTH 65.0 WEST * DEPTH 5 MILES / 8 KM * LOCATION ABOUT 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANEGADA RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. IMPACTS ------- * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT AND ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MAY BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * INFORMATION REGARDING ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO US GULF OR ATLANTIC COASTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE US NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CORRESPONDING REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK OR THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ON THE INTERNET AT EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV. $$