Regional Tsunami Workshops were held as part of Task 2 of the

Regional Tsunami Workshops were held as part of Task 2 of the Puerto Rico Tsunami
Warning and Mitigation Program.
The Schedule of Each of the workshops was the following
8 – 9 AM
9 – 9:15 AM
2:30 – 3:00
Registratiion
Introduction and Welcoming Remarks, SEMA Official and Prof.
Aurelio Mercado, PI PRTWMP
Introduction to Tsunamis and the Puerto Rico Tsunami Warning
and Mitigation Program., Prof. Aurelio Mercado, Dept. Marine
Sciences, UPRM
Tsunami Warning System for Puerto Rico, Prof. Christa von
Hillebrandt-Andrade, Puerto Rico Seismic Network
Lunch
Societal Aspects of Tsunamis, Dr. Havidán Rodríguez, Dept. of
Social Sciences, UPRM
Question and Answer, Closing Remarks
Date
SEMA Region
City
October 30, 2001
Z7 Guayama (Patillas, Arroyo,
Guayama, Slinas, Coama, Santa
Isabel)
Z 3 & 4 Mayagüez and Aguadilla
(Lajas, Hormigueros, Cabo Rojo, San
Germán, Maricao, Las Marías,
Mayagüez, Sábana Grande, Aguada,
Aguadilla, Añasco, Isabela, Moca,
Quebradillas, Rincón, San Sebastián)
Z 1 & Z IX (Bayamón, Cataño,
Dorado, Guaynabo, San Juan, Toa
Alta, Toa Baja, Canóvanas, Carolina,
Loiza, Río Grande, Trujillo Alto)
Z II (Arecibo, Barcelonesa, Camuy,
Florida, Hatillo, Lares, Manatí,
Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja)
Z 8 & 11 (Humacao, Juncos, Las
Piedras, Maunabo, Nagauabo, San
Lorenzo, Yabucoa, Fajardo, Luqillo,
Ceiba, Culebra, Vieques)
Z 5 (Adjuntas, Guánica, Guayanilla,
Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Peñuelas, Ponce,
Villalba, Yauco)
Guayama
9:15 -10:30 AM
10:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 2:30
November 7, 2001
November 14,
2001
November 28,
2001
February 27, 2002
March 6, 2002
Aguada
Isla Verde
Arecibo
Fajardo
Number
of People