ZCZC WECA40 PHEB 242239 TSUCAR TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 639 PM AST WED JUN 24 2026 AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013- VIZ001-002-250039- COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT... AUDIENCE -------- * GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. UPDATES IN THIS MESSAGE ----------------------- * TSUNAMI HEIGHT AND DURATION FORECASTS ARE NOW INCLUDED. EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF VENEZUELA AT 605 PM AST ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 2026. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD ALONG COASTS... BEACHES... IN HARBORS... AND IN COASTAL WATERS. * THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED TIME THAT HAZARDOUS SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS MAY BEGIN IN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS IS 719 PM AST ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 2026 * ACTIONS TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE... SAFETY AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY. * THE GENERATION OF TSUNAMI WAVES HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED. * PEOPLE MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SHAKING FROM THE EARTHQUAKE. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR. * MAGNITUDE 7.1 * ORIGIN TIME 605 PM AST JUN 24 2026 * COORDINATES 10.5 NORTH 68.4 WEST * DEPTH 6 MILES / 10 KM * LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF VENEZUELA RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * ACTIONS REQUIRED TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE... SAFETY AND PROPERTY WILL VARY WITHIN THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREA. * PERSONS LOCATED IN OR NEAR THE OCEAN SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND AWAY FROM HARBORS... MARINAS... BAYS AND INLETS. * DO NOT GO TO THE SHORE TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI. * DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. * BE ALERT TO AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE MORE DETAILED OR SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR YOUR LOCATION. * BOATERS - WHERE TIME AND CONDITIONS PERMIT... MOVE YOUR BOAT OUT TO SEA TO A DEPTH OF AT LEAST 450 FEET. * BOATERS - IF AT SEA... AVOID ENTERING SHALLOW WATER... HARBORS... MARINAS... BAYS AND INLETS TO AVOID FLOATING AND SUBMERGED DEBRIS AND STRONG CURRENTS. FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED --------------------------------------- * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARE GIVEN BELOW. * OBSERVED ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER FROM THESE ETAS AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. * THE FORECAST HEIGHT IS THE MAXIMUM EXPECTED WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE TIDE AT THAT COASTAL LOCATION. * THE FORECAST DURATION IS THE APPROXIMATE EXPECTED LENGTH OF TIME AFTER INITIAL IMPACT THAT THE TSUNAMI MAY CONTINUE TO BE A HAZARD. * A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE DURATION OF EACH WAVE CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. COASTAL ETA FORECAST FORECAST TERRITORY LOCATION (AST) HEIGHT DURATION ------------------------------------------------------------- PUERTO RICO PENUELAS 719 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS MONA ISLAND 721 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS PONCE 722 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS YABUCOA 724 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS CAJA DE MUERTOS 730 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS MAGUEYES IS 730 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS MAYAGUEZ 731 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS AGUADILLA 738 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS VIEQUES IS 744 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS ARECIBO 747 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS SAN JUAN 752 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS CULEBRA IS 818 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS FAJARDO 831 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS USVI CHRISTIANSTED 724 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS LIMETREE 724 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS LAMESHUR BAY 805 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS CHARLOTTE AMALIE 807 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS BVI ANEGADA 800 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS VIRGIN GORDA 801 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS ROADTOWN 853 PM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY -------------------------------- * NO OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY ARE AVAILABLE YET. IMPACTS ------- * IMPACTS WILL VARY AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITHIN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. * SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 FEET ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIDE LEVEL. * WAVES AND CURRENTS THAT CAN DROWN OR INJURE PEOPLE IN THE WATER. * WAVES AND CURRENTS ON BEACHES AND IN HARBORS... MARINAS... BAYS... AND INLETS THAT MAY BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. * THE HAZARD IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 719 PM AST ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 2026 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN THIRTY MINUTES... OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT AND ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MAY BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * INFORMATION REGARDING ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO US GULF OR ATLANTIC COASTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE US NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CORRESPONDING REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK OR THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ON THE INTERNET AT EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV. $$ NNNN