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WWCA82 TJSJ 181336
SPSSJU
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
936 AM AST FRI SEP 18 2026
PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-181545-
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-
936 AM AST FRI SEP 18 2026
ACCORDING TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER AN EARTHQUAKE
OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF PUERTO RICO AT 920 AM AST ON FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 4.6.
THE EARTHQUAKE HAS BEEN REPORTED AS FELT LIGHTLY.
GIVEN THE REPORTED INTENSITY OF THE EARTHQUAKE IT IS BELIEVED THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT FOR PUERTO RICO OR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
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INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS AND THE PUERTO RICO SEISMIC
NETWORK.
C. VILLANUEVA-BIRRIEL
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