M6.0 Earthquake – Caribbean Sea
| Magnitude | 6.0 |
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 13.159N 81.161W |
| Depth | 10 km |
| Distances |
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| Location Uncertainty | Horizontal: 6.3 km; Vertical 1.8 km |
| Parameters | Nph = 225; Dmin = 32.5 km; Rmss = 1.14 seconds; Gp = 26° Version = |
| Event ID | us 1000hwaj |
For updates, maps, and technical information see: Event Page or USGS Earthquake Hazards Program National Earthquake Information Center — U.S. Geological Survey
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1146 PM AST SAT NOV 24 2018
...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A REGIONAL EARTHQUAKE...
AUDIENCE
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* GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO
RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.1 OCCURRED IN
THE CARIBBEAN SEA AT 1141 PM AST ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24
2018.
* 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.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID
ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.
* MAGNITUDE 6.1
* ORIGIN TIME 1141 PM AST NOV 24 2018
* COORDINATES 13.2 NORTH 81.1 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES / 10 KM
* LOCATION CARIBBEAN SEA
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.
IMPACTS
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* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* 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/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.
