{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c20d667276baff2628746456c173cecad1666711.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Tsunami Advisory issued June 24 at 6:39PM AST by NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-24","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c20d667276baff2628746456c173cecad1666711.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center"},"word_count":264,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Tsunami Advisory: Tsunami Advisory issued June 24 at 6:39PM AST by NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM; Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM; Coastal Waters OF Northwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM; Coastal Waters OF Southwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM; San Juan and Vicinity; Northeast; Southeast; North Central; Ponce and Vicinity; Northwest; Mayaguez and Vicinity; Southwest; Culebra; Vieques; St.Thomas...St. John.. and Adjacent Islands; St Croix\n**Issued by:** NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center\n**Sent:** 2026-06-24T18:39:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-24T18:39:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-24T20:39:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nPERSONS LOCATED IN OR NEAR THE OCEAN SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE\nWATER... OFF THE BEACH AND AWAY FROM HARBORS... MARINAS... BAYS\nAND INLETS.\n\nAN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED NEAR\nTHE COAST OF VENEZUELA AT 605 PM AST ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 2026.\n\nA HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS NEARBY\nEARTHQUAKE THAT COULD SOON IMPACT NEARBY COASTS.\n\nBASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO\nPUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND\nSTRONG OCEAN CURRENTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD ALONG COASTS...\nBEACHES... IN HARBORS... AND IN COASTAL WATERS.\n\nTHE HAZARD IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 719 PM AST ON WEDNESDAY\nJUNE 24 2026 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER.\n\nDO NOT GO TO THE SHORE TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.\n\nDO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY\nLOCAL AUTHORITIES.\n\nBE ALERT TO AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY\nMANAGEMENT OFFICIALS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE MORE DETAILED OR\nSPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR YOUR LOCATION."}