Earthquakes hit Japan and Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon. The especially strong earthquake in Venezuela, approximate 7.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, prompted a tsunami warning in the Caribbean, the US Tsunami Center said.
The NWS’s Tsunami Warning Center said that due to the quake in Venezuela, there is a tsunami threat to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Island. As of now, no tsunami threat has been announced for the US coast.
“Based on all available data, there is a tsunami threat to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of sea level fluctuations and strong ocean currents that could be a hazard along coasts, beaches, in harbors and in coastal waters,” it said.
“NO tsunami, NO danger from a recent earthquake. Duty Scientists analyzed the event,” in Venezuela NWS Tsunami Alert wrote on X. confirming that it was 7.1 earthquake. A similar alert was issued for the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan:
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