• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Weatherboy

Weatherboy Weather News, Maps, RADAR, Satellite, and Forecasts.

  • Local
  • Earth Science News
  • RADAR
  • Current Warnings
  • Satellite
  • Current Maps
  • Forecast Maps
  • Video

No Tsunami Threat from Caribbean Quake

by Weatherboy Team Meteorologist - September 3, 2017

wbseismoThe National Weather Service’s US Tsunami Warning System says there’s no expected tsunami along the US East Coast, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands from an earthquake that just struck the Caribbean. According to the service, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 occurred about 43 miles west of Isla Mona at 7:53am AT on Sunday, September 3.




“Based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat to Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, or the British Virgin Islands from this earthquake, ” the agency said. But they added, “People may have experienced shaking from the earthquake.”
The 4.1 quake struck at a depth of about 92 miles; it was centered at 18.1 North 68.6 West.

Primary Sidebar

Sponsored Ad

Search

Latest News

  • Tropical Storm Bertha Makes Landfall on Louisiana; Should Break-Up Over Texas
  • Weak Morning Quake Rattles South Carolina
  • Watches Expand West with Tropical Storm Bertha On the Move
  • Tornadic Thunderstorms, Destructive Wind Gusts Take Aim on Pennsylvania & New Jersey Today
  • Critical RADAR Unit Repaired in New Jersey Ahead of Tuesday’s Tornado Threat
  • Watches Expand as Tropical Storm Bertha Takes Shape
  • Morning Earthquake Rattles Arkansas
  • Tuesday Could Bring Tornadic Trouble to New Jersey & Pennsylvania
About | Careers | Contact | Contests
Terms | Privacy | Ad Choices
Weatherboy is a (R) Registered Trademark of isarithm LLC, All Rights Reserved.
All content herein is Copyright by Isarithm LLC 1997-2022

Insert/edit link

Enter the destination URL

Or link to existing content

    No search term specified. Showing recent items. Search or use up and down arrow keys to select an item.