Weather Alert: Special Weather Statement

NWS San Juan PR

San Juan and Vicinity; Northeast; Southeast; Eastern Interior; North Central; Central Interior; Ponce and Vicinity; Northwest; Western Interior; Mayaguez and Vicinity; Southwest; Culebra; Vieques; St.Thomas...St. John.. and Adjacent Islands; St Croix

Moderate

Expected

Observed

Execute

Mar 31, 2026, 5:28 PM AST

Mar 31, 2026, 7:30 PM AST

Official NWS bulletin Weather.gov office

Official details

According to PTWC an earthquake occurred at

19.2 NORTH, 65.0 WEST AT 516 PM AST MARCH 30,2026 OCCURED AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 4.7 ABOUT 49 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANEGADA.

THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO & THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS..

Based on location and magnitude the earthquake was not sufficient to generate a tsunami damaging to Puerto Rico...the Virgin Islands...the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of America coasts or eastern Canada. Some of these areas may experience non-damaging sea level changes.