TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
2329 UTC SAT FEB 8 2025
....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 8.0
* ORIGIN TIME 2323 UTC FEB 8 2025
* COORDINATES 17.8 NORTH 82.5 WEST
* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION NORTH OF HONDURAS
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED
NORTH OF HONDURAS AT 2323 UTC ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8 2025.
* BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE.
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
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* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS ALONG SOME COASTS OF
CAYMAN ISLANDS... JAMAICA... CUBA... MEXICO... HONDURAS...
BAHAMAS... HAITI... TURKS N CAICOS... SAN ANDRES PROVID...
BELIZE... DOMINICAN REP... COLOMBIA... PANAMA... PUERTO
RICO... COSTA RICA... ARUBA... BONAIRE... CURACAO... US
VIRGIN IS... BR VIRGIN IS AND SABA
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 2352 02/08
GRAND CAYMAN CAYMAN ISLANDS 19.3N 81.3W 2358 02/08
MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA 18.5N 77.9W 0003 02/09
CIENFUEGOS CUBA 22.0N 80.5W 0011 02/09
SANTIAGO D CUBA CUBA 19.9N 75.8W 0018 02/09
COZUMEL MEXICO 20.5N 87.0W 0019 02/09
PUERTO CORTES HONDURAS 15.9N 88.0W 0021 02/09
TRUJILLO HONDURAS 15.9N 86.0W 0040 02/09
KINGSTON JAMAICA 17.9N 76.9W 0042 02/09
BARACOA CUBA 20.4N 74.5W 0048 02/09
GREAT INAGUA BAHAMAS 20.9N 73.7W 0049 02/09
LA HABANA CUBA 23.2N 82.4W 0058 02/09
CAP HAITEN HAITI 19.8N 72.2W 0102 02/09
WEST CAICOS TURKS N CAICOS 21.7N 72.5W 0105 02/09
JACAMEL HAITI 18.1N 72.5W 0105 02/09
SAN ANDRES SAN ANDRES PROVI 13.4N 81.4W 0107 02/09
BELIZE CITY BELIZE 17.5N 88.2W 0108 02/09
MAYAGUANA BAHAMAS 22.3N 73.0W 0110 02/09
PUERTO PLATA DOMINICAN REP 19.8N 70.7W 0113 02/09
PROVIDENCIA SAN ANDRES PROVI 12.6N 81.7W 0114 02/09
CROOKED ISLAND BAHAMAS 22.7N 74.1W 0118 02/09
LONG ISLAND BAHAMAS 23.3N 75.1W 0121 02/09
GRAND TURK TURKS N CAICOS 21.5N 71.1W 0124 02/09
JEREMIE HAITI 18.6N 74.1W 0126 02/09
BARRANQUILLA COLOMBIA 11.1N 74.9W 0130 02/09
SAN SALVADOR BAHAMAS 24.1N 74.5W 0131 02/09
CARTAGENA COLOMBIA 10.4N 75.6W 0137 02/09
ALIGANDI PANAMA 9.2N 78.0W 0137 02/09
EXUMA BAHAMAS 23.6N 75.9W 0137 02/09
SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REP 18.5N 69.9W 0140 02/09
RIOHACHA COLOMBIA 11.6N 72.9W 0143 02/09
CABO ENGANO DOMINICAN REP 18.6N 68.3W 0146 02/09
CAT ISLAND BAHAMAS 24.4N 75.5W 0148 02/09
PUERTO CARRETO PANAMA 8.8N 77.6W 0148 02/09
MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO 18.2N 67.2W 0152 02/09
SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO 18.5N 66.1W 0153 02/09
PUERTO LIMON COSTA RICA 10.0N 83.0W 0153 02/09
GIBARA CUBA 21.1N 76.1W 0155 02/09
ABACO ISLAND BAHAMAS 26.6N 77.1W 0159 02/09
ORANJESTAD ARUBA 12.5N 70.0W 0201 02/09
PUNTA CARIBANA COLOMBIA 8.6N 76.9W 0203 02/09
ANDROS ISLAND BAHAMAS 25.0N 77.9W 0203 02/09
ONIMA BONAIRE 12.3N 68.3W 0208 02/09
WILLEMSTAD CURACAO 12.1N 68.9W 0208 02/09
PUERTO OBALDIA PANAMA 8.7N 77.4W 0213 02/09
CHRISTIANSTED US VIRGIN IS 17.7N 64.7W 0214 02/09
ELEUTHERA ISLAN BAHAMAS 25.2N 76.1W 0216 02/09
BIMINI BAHAMAS 25.8N 79.3W 0217 02/09
SANTA MARTA COLOMBIA 11.2N 74.2W 0218 02/09
NASSAU BAHAMAS 25.1N 77.4W 0220 02/09
ANEGADA BR VIRGIN IS 18.8N 64.3W 0221 02/09
FREEPORT BAHAMAS 26.5N 78.8W 0223 02/09
COLON PANAMA 9.4N 79.9W 0225 02/09
SABA SABA 17.6N 63.2W 0225 02/09
PORT AU PRINCE HAITI 18.5N 72.4W 0228 02/09
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.
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND 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
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
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