Public Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS West Coast/ Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
1214 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2010

....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 1156 PM Eastern Standard Time on January 4, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 6.7 occurred in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach Hawaii will issue messages for areas in the Caribbean outside Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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 website wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov. for basic tsunami information - safety rules and tsunami travel times.