A quarter after 10 a.m. last Thursday, sirens rang out across the territory, signaling residents to get to higher ground for a tsunami drill. All told, 6,854 people in the …
March 27, 2025
March 29, 2024
Tsunami drill sends Virgin Islands to higher ground
More than 4,000 people across the Virgin Islands took part in this year’s Caribe Wave tsunami drill, with residents walking up the nearest hill to avoid the simulated natural hazard, …
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March 21, 2024
Tsunami, quake drill set for today
Alarms will sound around 10 a.m. today, signalling residents to hurry uphill during the annual Caribe Wave regional earthquake and tsunami exercise. The Department of Disaster Management, which will use …
January 10, 2020
Hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico hit with quakes
Residents of Puerto Rico in the midst of recovering from Hurricane Dorian faced another natural disaster this week. Early Tuesday morning, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network reported a 6.6-magnitude earthquake …
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July 3, 2018
Virgin Islands tsunami plan provides a blueprint in preparing for other disasters
If a tsunami were to form in the Caribbean, several countries and territories would take very similar steps to respond. In the Virgin Islands and abroad, residents would know how …
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