This Tsunami Information Statement for About 72 Miles Northwest of Puerto Rico is no longer in force, and was issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. It is kept here as a record of what was issued and when.

Epicentre 19.344, -67.794 · nearest coast DO

What this bulletin says

This bulletin was published without a summary. The status above and the official text are everything the centre sent.

Preliminary magnitude 4.6(Ml). Magnitudes are revised as more data arrives.

Bulletin details

Category: Information
Bulletin Issue Time: 2026.11.08 06:34:57 UTC
Preliminary Magnitude: 4.6(Ml)
Lat/Lon: 19.344 / -67.794
Affected Region: ABOUT 72 MILES NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO

Official bulletin

ZCZC
WECA42 PHEB 080634
TIBCAR

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
234 AM AST SUN NOV 08 2026

AMZ712-716-726-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013-
VIZ001-002-080834-
COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE...


AUDIENCE
--------

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


EVALUATION
----------

  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 4.6 OCCURRED
    ABOUT 72 MILES NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO AT 230 AM AST ON
    SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8 2026.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... OR THE BRITISH
    VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

  * 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         4.6
  * ORIGIN TIME       230 AM AST NOV 08 2026
  * COORDINATES       19.3 NORTH  67.8 WEST
  * DEPTH             6 MILES / 10 KM
  * LOCATION          ABOUT 72 MILES NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO


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

  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


IMPACTS
-------

  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.


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

  * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    ADDITIONAL DATA ARE 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.

$$



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Issued

November 8, 2026 at 06:34 UTC

Effective

November 8, 2026 at 06:34 UTC

Affected area

About 72 Miles Northwest of Puerto Rico

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Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

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