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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Peñuelas, PR
Date: January 25, 2022 14:14:51 UTC
January 25, 2022 10:14:51 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 2.04 Km East-Northeast of Peñuelas,PR
9 Km West of Ponce,PR
9 Km West of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 2.87 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0785 Longitude: -66.7006
Depth: 4 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-01-25 23:03:43
ID: 20220125141451

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-01-25 11:58:09 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: January 25, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 10:14:51
LATITUDE: 18.0785 N
LONGITUDE: 66.7006 W
LOCATION: 2 Km East-Northeast of Peñuelas,PR
9 Km West of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 4 Km
MAGNITUDE: 2.87 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Peñuelas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-01-25 11:58:09
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Peñuelas with a maximum intensity of II (Modified Mercalli Scale, MM). At the moment of generating this bulletin no damages has been reported, but given the size and location this can not be ruled out

Based on magnitude, location and historic records the earthquake was not sufficient to generate a destructive tsunami to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.

Technical Information

YEAR MO DA  --ORIGIN--  --LAT N-  --LON W--  DEPTH   RMS   ERH   ERZ  XMAG  FMAG  PMAG  INT                            
2022-01-25  1414 51.04  18  4.71   66 42.04   4.60  0.20  0.25  0.39        2.87  2.87D                                
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  40   40   3.6  PR1   63  16  20  34  16  40     Q  PP0   0.00  0.00      8.00  0.27 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         2.87   8.00  0.27 Z        2.87   8.00  0.27 D                                                

REGION= Southern Puerto Rico                                                                                           
                                                                                                                       
STA NET COM CR DIST AZM  AN P/S WT   SEC (TOBS -TCAL -DLY  =RES)  WT   SR  INFO  CAL DUR-W-FMAG-T -AMP-U-PER-W-XMAG-T  
PR06 GS HHZ  A  3.6 226 137 IPD    52.02  0.98  1.18 0.00 -0.20  1.68     0.246 0.55  13   1.52 Z                      
PR06 GS HH2  A  3.6 226 137 ES  1  52.61  1.57  2.10 0.00 -0.53* 0.70S    0.109                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 10.3 226 105 IPU    53.15  2.11  2.26 0.00 -0.15  1.68     0.139                                        
PR02 GS HH1  A 10.3 226 105 ES  1  55.28  4.24  4.02 0.00  0.22  0.84S    0.087                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 10.8 111 105 EP+ 1  53.24  2.20  2.33 0.00 -0.13  0.84     0.065 0.87  27   2.03 Z                      
OBIP PR BHN  A 10.8 111 105 ES  1  55.19  4.15  4.15 0.00  0.00  0.84S    0.136                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A 11.5 163 103 IPU    53.53  2.49  2.47 0.00  0.02  1.68     0.207                                        
PR04 GS HH2  A 11.5 163 103 ES  1  55.56  4.52  4.40 0.00  0.12  0.84S    0.119                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 17.3 259  98 IPD    54.49  3.45  3.50 0.00 -0.05  1.68     0.118                                        
PR05 GS HH2  A 17.3 259  98 ES  1  57.70  6.66  6.23 0.00  0.43  0.84S    0.074                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 19.4 354  97 IPU    55.05  4.01  3.88 0.00  0.13  1.68     0.306 0.55  46   2.77 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 19.4 354  97 ES  1  58.69  7.65  6.91 0.00  0.74* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 22.1 239  96 EP+ 1  55.39  4.35  4.37 0.00 -0.02  0.84     0.029 0.58  34   2.48 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 22.1 239  96 ES  1  58.49  7.45  7.78 0.00 -0.33  0.84S    0.075                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 25.1 268  95 EP+ 1  56.03  4.99  4.92 0.00  0.07  0.84     0.029                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 25.1 268  95 ES  1  60.02  8.98  8.76 0.00  0.22  0.84S    0.073                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 28.1 139  94 EP- 1  56.97  5.93  5.46 0.00  0.47  0.84     0.058                                        
ICMP PR HH2  A 28.1 139  94 ES  1  61.11 10.07  9.72 0.00  0.35  0.84S    0.129                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 30.2 350  94 IPU    56.82  5.78  5.84 0.00 -0.06  1.68     0.288 0.55  53   2.96 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 30.2 350  94 ES  1  61.09 10.05 10.40 0.00 -0.35  0.84S    0.168                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 38.3 252  57 IPD    58.15  7.11  7.16 0.00 -0.05  1.68     0.152 0.55  55   3.04 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 38.3 252  57 ES  1  64.02 12.98 12.74 0.00  0.24  0.84S    0.110                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 39.2 263  57 EP+ 1  58.30  7.26  7.29 0.00 -0.03  0.84     0.035                                        
PR01 GS HH2  A 39.2 263  57 ES  1  64.39 13.35 12.98 0.00  0.37  0.84S    0.100                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 44.0 260  57 IPD    58.98  7.94  8.04 0.00 -0.10  1.68     0.144 0.55  55   3.06 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 44.0 260  57 ES  1  65.35 14.31 14.31 0.00  0.00  0.84S    0.103                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 47.7  22  57 EP- 1  60.25  9.21  8.60 0.00  0.61* 0.32     0.009                                        
EMPR PR HH1  A 47.7  22  57 ES  1  67.28 16.24 15.31 0.00  0.93* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 49.4 289  57 IPD    60.84  9.80  8.87 0.00  0.93* 0.00     0.000                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 49.4 289  57 ES  1  66.44 15.40 15.79 0.00 -0.39  0.84S    0.090                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 58.4  86  57 IPU    61.36 10.32 10.25 0.00  0.07  1.63     0.273                                        
SJG  IU BH2  A 58.4  86  57 ES  1  68.79 17.75 18.24 0.00 -0.49  0.79S    0.149                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 61.1 315  57 IPU    61.95 10.91 10.67 0.00  0.24  1.57     0.142                                        
AGPR PR HH1  A 61.1 315  57 ES  1  69.80 18.76 18.99 0.00 -0.23  0.78S    0.086                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 72.2  95  50 EP+ 1  63.34 12.30 12.36 0.00 -0.06  0.58     0.036                                        
PDPR PR HH2  A 72.2  95  50 ES  1  72.65 21.61 22.00 0.00 -0.39  0.58S    0.089                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 90.4  85  44 IPD    65.80 14.76 14.86 0.00 -0.10  0.30     0.009 0.55  62   3.22 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 90.4  85  44 ES  1  76.86 25.82 26.45 0.00 -0.63* 0.03S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A121.5  88  44 EP- 1  70.70 19.66 18.79 0.00  0.87* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HH2  A121.5  88  44 ES  1  85.54 34.50 33.45 0.00  1.05* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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