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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Lajas, PR
Date: January 29, 2022 08:25:01 UTC
January 29, 2022 04:25:01 Hora Local
Region: Southwest Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 11.26 Km Southwest of Lajas,PR
12.7 Km South-Southeast of Cabo Rojo,PR
28.63 Km South of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 2.98 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.947 Longitude: -67.1165
Depth: 11 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-01-29 04:45:03
ID: 20220129082455

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-01-29 04:45:12 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: January 29, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 04:25:01
LATITUDE: 17.947 N
LONGITUDE: 67.1165 W
LOCATION: 11.3 Km Southwest of Lajas,PR
28.6 Km South of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 11 Km
MAGNITUDE: 2.98 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-01-29 04:45:12
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Lajas 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                            
2022-01-29  0825  1.04  17 56.82   67  6.99  11.59  0.13  0.58  0.30        2.98  2.98D II                             
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  46   46   6.6  PR1  227  20  23  31  15  46     Q  PPF   0.00  0.00      7.00  0.35 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         2.98   7.00  0.35 Z        2.98   7.00  0.35 D                                                

REGION= Southwestern 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  
CRPR PR HHZ  A  6.6   6 145 IPU     3.48  2.44  2.42 0.00  0.02  1.98     0.334 0.55  43   2.63 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A  6.6   6 145 ES  1   5.32  4.28  4.31 0.00 -0.03  0.99S    0.208                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A  8.1  72 138 IPD     3.56  2.52  2.56 0.00 -0.04  1.98     0.270 0.55  48   2.74 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A  8.1  72 138 ES  1   5.39  4.35  4.56 0.00 -0.21  0.99S    0.139                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 11.0  28 128 EP+ 1   3.87  2.83  2.88 0.00 -0.05  0.99     0.047 0.55  32   2.38 Z                      
PR01 GS HH2  A 11.0  28 128 ES  1   6.08  5.04  5.13 0.00 -0.09  0.99S    0.240                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 23.1  55 105 EP- 1   5.42  4.38  4.57 0.00 -0.19  0.99     0.026                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 23.1  55 105 ES  1   9.03  7.99  8.13 0.00 -0.14  0.99S    0.197                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 25.3  82 103 IPD     5.86  4.82  4.90 0.00 -0.08  1.98     0.200 0.58  57   2.98 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A 25.3  82 103 ES  1  10.02  8.98  8.72 0.00  0.26  0.99S    0.096                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 29.3  67 100 IPD     6.53  5.49  5.49 0.00  0.00  1.98     0.114                                        
PR05 GS HH2  A 29.3  67 100 ES  1  11.35 10.31  9.77 0.00  0.54* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 30.1 355 100 EP+ 1   6.75  5.71  5.61 0.00  0.10  0.99     0.079                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 30.1 355 100 ES  1  11.45 10.41  9.99 0.00  0.42  0.32S    0.030                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 37.4  78  97 EP+ 1   7.94  6.90  6.73 0.00  0.17  0.99     0.042                                        
PR02 GS HH2  A 37.4  78  97 ES  1  13.34 12.30 11.98 0.00  0.32  0.99S    0.102                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 43.2  73  96 EP+ 1   8.54  7.50  7.62 0.00 -0.12  0.99     0.035                                        
PR06 GS HH2  A 43.2  73  96 ES  1  14.85 13.81 13.56 0.00  0.25  0.99S    0.116                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A 47.4  85  95 EP+ 1   9.33  8.29  8.25 0.00  0.04  0.99     0.060                                        
PR04 GS HH1  A 47.4  85  95 ES  1  15.91 14.87 14.68 0.00  0.19  0.99S    0.097                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 53.9  51  66 EP- 1  10.05  9.01  9.18 0.00 -0.17  0.99     0.059                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A 53.9  51  66 ES  1  16.92 15.88 16.34 0.00 -0.46  0.03S    0.000                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 55.1  78  66 EP+ 1  10.32  9.28  9.34 0.00 -0.06  0.98     0.086                                        
OBIP PR BHE  A 55.1  78  66 ES  1  17.58 16.54 16.63 0.00 -0.09  0.98S    0.142                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 57.6   0  66 EP+ 1  10.76  9.72  9.70 0.00  0.02  0.97     0.097 0.55  74   3.34 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 57.6   0  66 ES  1  18.46 17.42 17.27 0.00  0.15  0.97S    0.273                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 58.6  40  66 EP- 1  10.93  9.89  9.83 0.00  0.06  0.96     0.058 0.55  71   3.31 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 58.6  40  66 ES  1  18.20 17.16 17.50 0.00 -0.34  0.92S    0.212                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 61.0 323  66 EP+ 1  11.32 10.28 10.18 0.00  0.10  0.93     0.176                                        
IDE  PR EHE  A 61.0 323  66 ES  1  19.20 18.16 18.12 0.00  0.04  0.93S    0.277                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 62.9  96  66 EP+ 1  12.06 11.02 10.44 0.00  0.58* 0.00     0.000                                        
ICMP PR HH2  A 62.9  96  66 ES  1  19.45 18.41 18.58 0.00 -0.17  0.90S    0.164                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 85.4  46  55 EP- 1  15.52 14.48 13.47 0.00  1.01* 0.00     0.000                                        
EMPR PR HH1  A 85.4  46  55 ES  1  26.34 25.30 23.98 0.00  1.32* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 89.8  62  55 EP- 1  15.34 14.30 14.01 0.00  0.29  0.19     0.003 0.55  76   3.40 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 89.8  62  55 ES  1  26.12 25.08 24.94 0.00  0.14  0.19S    0.006                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A107.0  88  55 EP+ 1  18.37 17.33 16.19 0.00  1.14* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH2  A107.0  88  55 ES  2  31.77 30.73 28.82 0.00  1.91* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A116.2  85  55 EP- 1  19.38 18.34 17.36 0.00  0.98* 0.00     0.000                                        
PDPR PR HH2  A116.2  85  55 ES  1  31.94 30.90 30.90 0.00  0.00  0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A116.4  69  55 EP- 1  19.10 18.06 17.39 0.00  0.67* 0.00     0.000                                        
GCPR PR HH2  A116.4  69  55 ES  1  32.88 31.84 30.95 0.00  0.89* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A136.0  80  55 EP- 2  22.12 21.08 19.86 0.00  1.22* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH2  A136.0  80  55 ES  2  38.66 37.62 35.35 0.00  2.27* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A166.5  84  55 EP+ 3  27.50 26.46 23.72 0.00  2.74* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HH2  A166.5  84  55 ES  3  46.80 45.76 42.22 0.00  3.54* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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