Σεισμός 6,5 Ρίχτερ στο Πουέρτο Ρίκο/A strong quake of magnitude 6.5 struck north off Puerto Rico on Monday and could trigger a local tsunami.- Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre Hawai, USA

Ισχυρός σεισμός μεγέθους 6,5 βαθμών σημειώθηκε σήμερα βορείως του Πουέρτο Ρίκο χωρίς να προκληθεί τσουνάμι, ανακοίνωσε η Αμερικανική Γεωλογική Υπηρεσία.

Σύμφωνα με την ίδια πηγή, ο σεισμός, ο οποίος αρχικά αναφέρθηκε ότι είχε μέγεθος 6,4 βαθμών, ήταν υποθαλάσσιος και πολύ επιφανειακός, με εστιακό βάθος μόλις 27 χιλιόμετρα. Σημειώθηκε στις 12:01 πμ (τοπική ώρα) και το επίκεντρό του εντοπίστηκε 56 χιλιόμετρα βόρεια της πόλης Χατίγιο.

Το Κέντρο Προειδοποίησης για Τσουνάμι ανακοίνωσε ότι δεν υπάρχει κίνδυνος ο σεισμός να προκάλεσε τσουνάμι.
 politisnews.eu
13/1/14
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• Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes off Puerto Rico: USGS

(Reuters) - A strong quake of magnitude 6.5 struck north off Puerto Rico on Monday and could trigger a local tsunami, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
It said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.4, was very shallow, at a depth of 17.7 miles below the seabed. It struck at 12:01 a.m. (0401 GMT), 35 miles north of the town of Hatillo.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake could trigger a local tsunami.
"There is the small possibility of a local tsunami that could affect coasts located usually no more than a hundred kilometers (63 miles) from the earthquake epicenter," the tsunami center said in its advisory.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
Sunday marked the fourth anniversary of the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in nearby Haiti that killed more than 200,000 people and left 1.5 million homeless.
(Reporting by Sandra Maler; Editing by Eric Walsh)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/us-usa-quake-puertorico-idUSBREA0C05U20140113?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
13/1/14
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• M 6.5 - PUERTO RICO REGION - 2014-01-13 04:01:04 UTC..... local time: 00:01:04.0 2014-01-13 

Magnitude Mw 6.5 Region PUERTO RICO REGION Date time 2014-01-13 04:01:04.0 UTC Location 19.01 N ; 66.89 W Depth 20 km Distances 102 km NW of San Juan, Puerto Rico / pop: 418,140 / local time: 00:01:04.0 2014-01-13 77 km NE of Aguada, Puerto Rico / pop: 4,040 / local time: 00:01:04.0 2014-01-13 58 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico / pop: 12,505 / local time: 00:01:04.0 2014-01-13

Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist

More information at:  USGS/NEIC Denver, USA  GeoForschungsZentrum (GEOFON) Potsdam, Germany

Tsunami information at:  Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre  Hawai, USA

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*****AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  0401Z 13 JAN 2014
 COORDINATES -  19.4 NORTH   66.8 WEST
 LOCATION    -  PUERTO RICO REGION
 MAGNITUDE   -  6.4

EVALUATION

 A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON
 HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

 HOWEVER - THERE IS THE SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL TSUNAMI THAT
 COULD AFFECT COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED
 KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE
 REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS
 POSSIBILITY.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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