973
WECA40 PHEB 242312
TSUCAR

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
712 PM AST WED JUN 24 2026

AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013-
VIZ001-002-250112-
COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW CANCELED...


AUDIENCE
--------

  * GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO
    RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN
    ISLANDS.


UPDATES IN THIS MESSAGE
-----------------------

  * THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW CANCELED FOR PUERTO RICO... THE
    U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.

  * THE EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS HAVE BEEN REVISED.


EVALUATION
----------

  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.5 OCCURRED
    NEAR THE COAST OF VENEZUELA AT 605 PM AST ON WEDNESDAY JUNE
    24 2026.

  * EVALUATION OF ALL AVAILABLE DATA INDICATE THAT A DESTRUCTIVE
    TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE.

  * MAGNITUDE UPDATED TO 7.5. FORECAST UNCHANGED.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN
    BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

  * NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
--------------------------------

  * NO OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY ARE AVAILABLE YET.


IMPACTS
-------

  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
-------------------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE         7.5
  * 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


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

  * 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.

$$