Saturday, 8 February 2025

ODPEM Issues Press Release Regarding Tsunami Warning

 Press Release #1 From ODPEM

 


Issued on: Saturday 8th, February 2024 at 10:00 pm

Tsunami Warning

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2137 miles) occurred at 209 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands, as reported by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on February 08, 2025 23:23:14 UTC.

Although Jamaica was issued an advisory for a possible tsunami wave, at no point in time was a tsunami warning issued for Jamaica.  The main areas of concern were Honduras and the Cayman Islands.

The authority with the responsibility to issue a tsunami warning for Jamaica is the ODPEM in conjunction with the Meteorological Service of Jamaica and supported by the Jamaica Constabulary Force ( JCF), after the assessment of data provided by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Notifications were made to the National Tsunami Response Team and the Parish Response Mechanism.

   An all-clear bulletin has been issued for the region as the tsunami threat has passed.

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