WEXX22 PAAQ 151352 TIBAT1 TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 852 AM EST SUN JAN 15 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 - 6.7 TIME - 0840 EST JAN 15 2012 0740 CST JAN 15 2012 0940 AST JAN 15 2012 1340 UTC JAN 15 2012 LOCATION - 60.7 SOUTH 56.7 WEST - SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS DEPTH - 8 MILES/13 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 WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PTWC. 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. $$