WEXX32 PAAQ 290442 TIBATE Tsunami Information Statement Number 1 NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK 1242 AM EDT Mon Aug 29 2016 ...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. AND CANADA EAST COASTS, GULF OF MEXICO STATES, PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS... EVALUATION ---------- * There is no tsunami danger for the areas listed above. * Based of the earthquake location near the mid-Atlantic ridge a damaging tsunami is not expected. * An earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary assessment and changes may occur. * Magnitude 7.4 * Origin Time 0030 EDT Aug 29 2016 2330 CDT Aug 28 2016 0030 AST Aug 29 2016 0430 UTC Aug 29 2016 * Coordinates 0.1 North 17.8 West * Depth 6 miles * Location north of Ascension Island, central Atlantic Ocean ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE -------------------------------------- * Refer to the internet site ntwc.arh.noaa.gov for additional information. * Caribbean coastal regions outside Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands should refer to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center messages at ptwc.weather.gov. * This will be the only U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center message for this event unless additional information becomes available. $$