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FINAL – MAGNITUDE 4.3 MI EARTHQUAKE FELT IN THE PR/VI REGION
On the 27th October 2019 at 9:29am, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, recorded an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.3...
FINAL – MAGNITUDE 4.4 MI EARTHQUAKE OCCURS IN THE PR/VI REGION
On the 24TH October 2019 at 8:30 pm, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, recorded an earthquake measuring a magnitude of...
NATIONAL EARLY WARNING AND MULTI-HAZARD ALERT SYSTEM TEST
The Department of Disaster Management is informing the public that the National Early Warning and Multi-hazard Alert System will be...
LEADERS HIGHLIGHT TERRITORY’S RESILIENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
The Virgin Islands joins with other nations around the world this week highlighting ways to protect persons from the impacts...
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 3 EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
13TH October 2019 – Tropical Disturbance 3 is located along 45W or approximately 1431 miles east south east of the...
UN Secretary General António Guterres’ Message for IDDR 2019
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after the United Nations General Assembly called for a...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
9th October 2019 - A high surf advisory is in effect for the British Virgin Islands. A large low-pressure...
BVI TO JOIN GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE DRILL OCTOBER 17
The Virgin Islands will join other countries throughout the Caribbean and around the world to participate in International ShakeOut Day....
LORENZO A MAJOR HURRICANE..EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH WEST TODAY
26th September 2019 -Lorenzo continues to be a powerful Category 3 hurricane as it crosses the Atlantic. The system is...
TROPICAL STORM KAREN CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE BVI…FINAL UPDATE ISSUED BY THE DDM ON THIS STORM
Tropical Storm Karen continues to move away from the British Virgin Islands and is no longer a threat to the...