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TIBATE
PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
654 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012
...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
   EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTS OF PUERTO RICO/ THE VIRGIN
   ISLANDS/ 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.
BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE LOCATION - MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI
RECORDS A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE PUERTO RICO/
VIRGIN ISLANDS/ U.S. ATLANTIC/ EASTERN CANADIAN AND GULF OF
MEXICO COASTS.
AT 648 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME ON MAY 24 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.5 OCCURRED 
IN THE GREENLAND SEA.
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. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.
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