A strong earthquake in the Pacific Basin has generated a tsunami wave. Tsunami Warnings and Advisories have been issued for Hawaii, portions of Alaska, Guam, American Samoa, and the West Coast of the U.S. Read More >
Puerto Rico - U.S. Virgin Islands - British Virgin Islands
CARIBE-EWS - PDF
PTWC Graphical Tsunami Forecast Products - Video
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The CARIBE WAVE 25 exercise will be held on March 20, 2025
The International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC) is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA’s) National Weather Service (NWS) Pacific Region Headquarters. It serves as a national and international tsunami resource assisting U.S. States/Territories/ Commonwealths, U.S. Compact of Free Association countries, and countries throughout the world for the protection of lives and securing economic prosperity of at-risk coastal communities.
The ITIC Caribbean Office (ITIC-CAR), located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, focuses on national and international tsunami warning services and programs in the Caribbean and adjacent regions. It organizes and participates in exercises, training sessions and provides impact decision support as well as briefings and materials for use by the general public, government, scientists and broadcast media. Activities aim at strengthening and sustaining the tsunami observational and warning system as well as the continued enhancement of tsunami outreach, education and response, including the implementation of the US TsunamiReady® program and the international UNESCO/IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme.
Within NOAA, it works closely with the U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers (PTWC and NTWC) which provide domestic warning services, and in the case of PTWC, also serve as the Tsunami Service Provider for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (PTWS) and for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE-EWS); the NWS Weather Forecast Offices, particularly San Juan which is responsible for disseminating tsunami products to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; the National Ocean Service for water level monitoring and the Center for Tsunami Research at the Pacific Marine Environmental Lab for tsunami hazard assessments and detection, analysis and forecasting tools
Internationally, ITIC-CAR coordinates efforts with the Caribbean Tsunami Information Center (Barbados) and works closely with the operators of seismic, sea level and GNSS stations and networks as well as the officially designated National Tsunami Warning Focal Points, National Tsunami Warning Centers and Tsunami National Contacts in the region.
The ITIC-CAR was established in 2010 by the U.S. National Weather Service. It is co-located with the Puerto Rico Seismic Network at the University of Puerto Rico.
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