Tsunami Warning System Exercises



Tsunami Exercise Manuals



Find past exercise sources here.

Upcoming Exercises


Exercise Date Document
CARIBE WAVE '24 Caribbean and Adjacent RegionsMarch 21, 2024
Pacifex '24 Pacific US and CanadaMay 23, 2024
Lantex '24 Atlantic US and CanadaNovember 7, 2024


Past Exercises


Impacted Area Date Document
Lantex '23 Atlantic US and CanadaMarch 2, 2023Lantex23Final_v2.pdf
CARIBE WAVE '23 Caribbean and Adjacent Regions - PageMarch 23, 2023
Pacifex '23 Pacific US and CanadaApril 13, 2023Pacifex23Final_v2.pdf
CaribeWave '22 Muertos Trough / Northern Panama - PageMarch 10, 2022
Pacifex '22 Pacific US and CanadaCancelled
Lantex '22 Atlantic US and CanadaJune 1, 2022Lantex22Final.pdf (5.4 MB)
CaribeWave '21 Jamaica and Northern Lesser AntillesMarch 11, 2021CaribeWave21_Handbook.pdf (7.3 MB)
Lantex '21 Atlantic US and CanadaMarch 17, 2021Lantex21Final.pdf (13.3 MB)
Pacifex '21 Pacific US and CanadaMarch 24, 2021Pacifex21Final.pdf (7.5 MB)
CaribeWave '20March 19, 2020CaribeWave20Final.pdf (4.1 MB)
Lantex '20 Atlantic US and CanadaCancelled
Pacifex '20 Pacific US and CanadaCancelled
CaribeWave '19March 14, 2019CaribeWave19Final.pdf (2.7 MB)
Pacifex '19 Pacific US and CanadaMarch 20, 2019Pacifex19-Final.pdf (4.4 MB)
Lantex '19 Atlantic US and CanadaMarch 26, 2019LANTEX19Final.pdf (3.9 MB)
CaribeWave '18 Costa Rica/Cuba/Northern AntillesMarch 15, 2018CaribeWave18.pdf (3.8 MB)
Lantex '18 Atlantic US and CanadaMarch 21, 2018LANTEX18Final.pdf (2.6 MB)
Pacifex '18 Pacific US and CanadaMarch 26, 2018PACIFEX18Final.pdf (3.2 MB)
CaribeWave '17 Costa Rica/Cuba/Northern AntillesMarch 21, 2017Caribewave17_Handbook_Final.pdf (5 MB)
Lantex '17 Atlantic US and CanadaMarch 22, 2017Lantex17Finalv2.pdf (1.6 MB)
Pacifex '17 Pacific US and CanadaMarch 29, 2017Pacifex17Final.pdf (4.9 MB)
Lantex '16 US/Canada East CoastMarch 16, 2016Lantex16Final.doc (3.4 MB)
CaribeWave '16 Venezuela/N Hispaniola - Exercise PageMarch 17, 2016Download Here
Cascadia Rising '16 - Exercise PageJune 2016CascadiaRising16NTWC-Messages.zip (2.1 MB)
Caribbean BasinMarch, 2015CaribeWave15-FINAL.pdf (4.6 MB)
NW AtlanticMarch, 2015Lantex15-Final.pdf (2.9 MB)
U.S. Pacific States, territories, and western CanadaMarch, 2015Pacifex15Final.pdf (2.3 MB)
Caribbean BasinMarch, 2014CaribeWave14-IOCFinal.pdf (2.7 MB)
Gulf of MexicoMarch, 2014Lantex14GOMFinal.pdf (2.6 MB)
U.S. Pacific States, and western CanadaMarch, 2014 Pacifex14-Final.pdf (6.6 MB)
Caribbean BasinMarch 2013CaribeWave13Ver7-Final.pdf (3.6 MB)
U.S. Pacific States and TerritoriesMarch 2013PACIFEX13-Final.pdff (3.5 MB)
NE Pacific and HawaiiMarch 2012PACIFEX12Final.pdf (5.8 MB)
NE Pacific and HawaiiMarch 2012KML - PACIFEX2012.kmz (2.8 MB)
Gulf of Mexico, US/Canada East coast, and PR. VIMarch 2012Lantex12Final.pdf (4.6 MB)
Gulf of Mexico, US/Canada East coast, and PR. VIMarch 2012KML - LANTEX2012.kmz (2.7 MB)
Pacific BasinNovember 2011PacWave 11 - IOC Web site
Southern CaliforniaJune 2011SoCal 11 - SoCalJune2011TsunamiExFinal.pdf (8.2 MB)
Caribbean SeaMarch 2011CaribeWave 11 - CaribeWave11Final.pdf (3.2 MB)
NE Pacific and HawaiiMarch 2011Pacifex 11 - PACIFEX11Final.pdf (3.9 MB)
US/Canada East Coast and PR/VIMarch 2010Lantex 10 - LANTEX10HandbookV3.0.pdf (3.8 MB)
NE Pacific and HawaiiMarch 2010Pacifex 10 - PACIFEX10HandbookV3.1.pdf (1.7 MB)
US/Canada East Coast and PR/VIMarch 2009Lantex 9 - LANTEX09HandbookV3.pdf (2.1 MB)
Pacific BasinOctober 2008PacWave 08 - PacificWave08.pdf (826 KB)
Pacific BasinMay 2006PacWave 06 - PacificWave06Final.pdf (1.2 MB)