..NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED IN THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION AT 402 PM AST ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 2018. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... OR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. * MAGNITUDE 6.9 * ORIGIN TIME 402 PM AST NOV 15 2018 * COORDINATES 56.9 SOUTH 25.8 WEST * DEPTH 20 MILES / 33 KM * LOCATION SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

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