ZCZC WECA42 PHEB 220228 TIBCAR TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 1028 PM AST THU AUG 21 2025 AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013- VIZ001-002-220428- COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ...POSSIBLE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE... AUDIENCE -------- * GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED IN THE DRAKE PASSAGE AT 1016 PM AST ON THURSDAY AUGUST 21 2025. * THE TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE IS STILL BEING EVALUATED. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. * MAGNITUDE 8.0 * ORIGIN TIME 1016 PM AST AUG 21 2025 * COORDINATES 60.4 SOUTH 62.0 WEST * DEPTH 6 MILES / 10 KM * LOCATION DRAKE PASSAGE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * STAY ALERT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A TSUNAMI WATCH... ADVISORY... OR WARNING COULD BE ISSUED LATER FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. IMPACTS ------- * POTENTIAL TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE STILL BEING EVALUATED. * IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THE EARLIEST IMPACTS WOULD BE AROUND 105 PM AST ON FRIDAY AUGUST 22 2025. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. * 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. $$ NNNN