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WECA40 PHEB 090109
TSUCAR

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
909 PM AST SAT FEB 08 2025

AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013-
VIZ001-002-090309-
COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW CANCELED...


AUDIENCE
--------

  * GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO
    RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN
    ISLANDS.


UPDATES IN THIS MESSAGE
-----------------------

  * THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW CANCELED FOR PUERTO RICO... THE
    U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.


EVALUATION
----------

  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.6 OCCURRED
    NORTH OF HONDURAS AT 723 PM AST ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8 2025.

  * EVALUATION OF ALL AVAILABLE DATA INDICATE THAT A DESTRUCTIVE
    TSUNAMI FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WAS NOT
    GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN
    BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

  * FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS
    EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE SPECIFIC
    INFORMATION OR INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR LOCATION.

  * BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION IF YOU ARE NEAR OR
    IN THE OCEAN.

  * OTHERWISE... NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
--------------------------------

  * THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
    AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED
    LOCATIONS.

  * THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE HIGHEST MEASURED SO FAR. IT
    IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE TIDE LEVEL.

                            GAUGE        TIME OF   MAXIMUM
                         COORDINATES     MEASURE   TSUNAMI
    GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON       (AST)     HEIGHT
    -------------------------------------------------------
    ISLA MUJERES MX      21.3N  86.7W     852 PM    0.1 FT


IMPACTS
-------

  * MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME AREAS
    BEGINNING AROUND 946 PM AST ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8 2025...
    AND CONTINUING FOR UP TO SEVERAL HOURS.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE         7.6
  * ORIGIN TIME       723 PM AST FEB 08 2025
  * COORDINATES       17.8 NORTH  82.5 WEST
  * DEPTH             20 MILES / 33 KM
  * LOCATION          NORTH OF HONDURAS


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    NEW INFORMATION IS 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.

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