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Last Updated: Aug 14, 2021 - 6:32:06 PM |
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UPDATE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 12:00 PM EST SATURDAY, 14TH AUGUST, 2021.
AT 8:29 AM EDT, THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER REPORTED A 7.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE NEAR HAITI AT 18.6 NORTH 73.5 WEST, AT A DEPTH OF 8 MILES.
12PM UPDATE: BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA, THE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS PASSED AND THERE IS NO FURTHER THREAT.
THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER UPDATES ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY ON THIS EVENT, UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
PREPARED BY: S. SEARS/K. WARD-FORBES/BASIL A. DEAN ISSUED: SAT. 14TH AUGUST, 2021 @ 11:55AM
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