Expires:No;;725026 WEXX22 PAAQ 242254 TIBAT1 TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 654 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT IS FOR PUERTO RICO/ THE VIRGIN ISLANDS/ THE U.S. ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO STATES/ AND EASTERN CANADIAN PROVINCES... NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. EVALUATION BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DATA AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO PUERTO RICO/ THE VIRGIN ISLANDS/ THE U.S. ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO COASTS/ AND EASTERN CANADA. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 6.5 TIME - 1848 EDT MAY 24 2012 1748 CDT MAY 24 2012 1848 AST MAY 24 2012 2248 UTC MAY 24 2012 LOCATION - 73.1 NORTH 5.7 EAST - GREENLAND SEA DEPTH - 7 MILES/11 KM CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. $$