...STATEMENT TO DISPEL RUMORS OF TSUNAMI ALONG THE COASTS OF PUERTO
RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...
THERE HAS BEEN NO TSUNAMI ALERT ISSUED FOR PUERTO RICO OR THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF CHANGES IN SEA LEVEL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED DURING
THE LAST 24 HOURS AS WELL AS REPORTS OF A TSUNAMI. THE SEISMIC
NETWORK HAS REVIEWED THE SEISMIC DATA AND TIDE GAGES FOR THE PAST 48
HOURS...AND HAS FOUND NO LOCAL OR REGIONAL SEISMIC EVENT THAT WOULD
PRODUCE A TSUNAMI IN THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE PUERTO RICO SEISMIC
NETWORK HAS RULED OUT THE OCCURRENCE OF A TSUNAMI.
ACCORDING TO THE TIDE GAGES LOCATED IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS...IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT SEA LEVEL HAS REMAINED
BETWEEN .23 FEET TO 1.11 FEET OVER THE VALUES FORECAST BY THE MODELS.
REPEATING...THERE HAS BEEN NO TSUNAMI ALERT ISSUED FOR PUERTO RICO OR THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
The official report from the Puerto Rico Seismic Network (in Spanish only) can be viewed here (.pdf)
For additional information please visit the Puerto Rico Seismic Network
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