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WWCA82 TJSJ 161504
SPSSJU
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1104 AM AST SAT MAY 16 2026
PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-161715-
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-
1104 AM AST SAT MAY 16 2026
..NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A REGIONAL EARTHQUAKE
ACCORDING TO PTWC AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 OCCURRED AT 17.6
NORTH 61.0 WEST AT 1050 AM AST MAY 16 2026 AST.
BASED ON LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT
TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS. SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE NON-DAMAGING SEA
LEVEL CHANGES.
Y. ZAYAS
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