Tsunami Advisory For Jamaica & Cuba None for Haiti or Dom Rep - yet.
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0257 UTC WED JAN 10 2018
..TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...
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THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNESCO/IOC TSUNAMI AND OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS AND IS MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.
NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED INFORMATION.
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PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 7.8
* ORIGIN TIME 0252 UTC JAN 10 2018
* COORDINATES 17.5 NORTH 83.6 WEST
* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION NORTH OF HONDURAS
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.8 OCCURRED
NORTH OF HONDURAS AT 0252 UTC ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10 2018.
* BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS
TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 1000 KM
OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
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* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN 1000 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF
CAYMAN ISLANDS... JAMAICA... MEXICO... HONDURAS... CUBA...
BELIZE... SAN ANDRES PROVID... COSTA RICA... PANAMA...
NICARAGUA AND GUATEMALA
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL
POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN
EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.
* PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT
FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
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* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
FOR PLACES WITHIN THE REGION IDENTIFIED WITH A POTENTIAL
TSUNAMI THREAT. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE
INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES
OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO
ONE HOUR.
LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
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CAYMAN BRAC CAYMAN ISLANDS 19.7N 79.9W 0328 01/10
GRAND CAYMAN CAYMAN ISLANDS 19.3N 81.3W 0333 01/10
MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA 18.5N 77.9W 0340 01/10
COZUMEL MEXICO 20.5N 87.0W 0341 01/10
PUERTO CORTES HONDURAS 15.9N 88.0W 0343 01/10
CIENFUEGOS CUBA 22.0N 80.5W 0345 01/10
SANTIAGO D CUBA CUBA 19.9N 75.8W 0354 01/10
TRUJILLO HONDURAS 15.9N 86.0W 0402 01/10
KINGSTON JAMAICA 17.9N 76.9W 0418 01/10
LA HABANA CUBA 23.2N 82.4W 0426 01/10
BELIZE CITY BELIZE 17.5N 88.2W 0430 01/10
SAN ANDRES SAN ANDRES PROVI 13.4N 81.4W 0443 01/10
PROVIDENCIA SAN ANDRES PROVI 12.6N 81.7W 0450 01/10
PUERTO LIMON COSTA RICA 10.0N 83.0W 0530 01/10
GIBARA CUBA 21.1N 76.1W 0531 01/10
COLON PANAMA 9.4N 79.9W 0601 01/10
BOCAS DEL TORO PANAMA 9.4N 82.2W 0607 01/10
PUNTA GORDA NICARAGUA 11.4N 83.8W 0612 01/10
SANTA CRZ D SUR CUBA 20.7N 78.0W 0619 01/10
NUEVA GERONA CUBA 21.9N 82.8W 0646 01/10
PUERTO BARRIOS GUATEMALA 15.7N 88.6W 0648 01/10
PROGRESO MEXICO 21.3N 89.7W 0751 01/10
PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA 14.0N 83.4W 0927 01/10
CAMPECHE MEXICO 19.9N 90.5W 0934 01/10
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS
CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST
FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE.
* IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO
THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION
OF THE SHORELINE.
* IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT
THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES.
* PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE
CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA.
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS.
* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL IN LOWERCASE LETTERS-.
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
* COASTAL REGIONS OF THE US GULF COAST... US EAST COAST... AND
THE MARITIME PROVINCES OF CANADA SHOULD REFER TO U.S.
NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND
AT NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
