Weather Alert: Tsunami Advisory

NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM; Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM; Coastal Waters OF Northwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM; Coastal Waters OF Southwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM; San Juan and Vicinity; Northeast; Southeast; North Central; Ponce and Vicinity; Northwest; Mayaguez and Vicinity; Southwest; Culebra; Vieques; St.Thomas...St. John.. and Adjacent Islands; St Croix

Moderate

Future

Possible

Prepare

Jun 24, 2026, 6:39 PM AST

Jun 24, 2026, 8:39 PM AST

Official NWS bulletin Weather.gov office

Official details

Water

OFF THE BEACH AND AWAY FROM HARBORS... MARINAS... BAYS AND INLETS. AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF VENEZUELA AT 605 PM AST ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 2026. A HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS NEARBY EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD SOON IMPACT NEARBY COASTS.

Based On All Available Data

THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND

Beaches

IN HARBORS... AND IN COASTAL WATERS. THE HAZARD IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 719 PM AST ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 2026 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER. 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.