No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: IV in Guánica, PR
Date: January 30, 2022 15:30:35 UTC
January 30, 2022 11:30:35 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 4.5 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
11.82 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
31.73 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.17 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9655 Longitude: -66.945
Depth: 7 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-01-30 12:17:54
ID: 20220130153034

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: January 30, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 11:30:35
LATITUDE: 17.9655 N
LONGITUDE: 66.945 W
LOCATION: 4.5 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
31.7 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 7 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.17 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-01-30 12:18:00
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Western region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of IV (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                            
2022-01-30  1530 35.16  17 57.93   66 56.70   7.57  0.15  0.42  0.26        3.17  3.17D IV                             
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  44   44   7.0  PR1  172  13  22  32  14  44     Q  PP0   0.00  0.00     19.00  0.25 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.17  19.00  0.25 Z        3.17  19.00  0.25 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  
GBPR PR HHZ  A  7.0  81 134 IPD    37.08  1.92  2.01 0.00 -0.09  1.54     0.260 0.58  80   3.17 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A  7.0  81 134 ES  1  38.92  3.76  3.58 0.00  0.18  0.77S    0.143                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 10.5 273 121 IPD    37.66  2.50  2.51 0.00 -0.01  1.54     0.310 0.55  81   3.23 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 10.5 273 121 ES  1  39.76  4.60  4.47 0.00  0.13  0.77S    0.141                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 11.2   3 120 IPU    37.71  2.55  2.62 0.00 -0.07  1.54     0.201 0.55  33   2.41 Z                      
PR03 GS HH1  A 11.2   3 120 ES  1  39.83  4.67  4.66 0.00  0.01  0.77S    0.183                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 12.7  44 116 IPD    38.19  3.03  2.86 0.00  0.17  1.54     0.177 0.55  45   2.71 Z                      
PR05 GS HH1  A 12.7  44 116 ES  1  40.34  5.18  5.09 0.00  0.09  0.77S    0.149                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 15.1 301 112 IPU    38.23  3.07  3.26 0.00 -0.19  1.54     0.179 0.55  42   2.66 Z                      
PR01 GS HH1  A 15.1 301 112 ES  1  40.61  5.45  5.80 0.00 -0.35  0.70S    0.080                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 18.0 285  57 IPD    38.88  3.72  3.75 0.00 -0.03  1.54     0.235 0.55  69   3.13 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 18.0 285  57 ES  1  41.76  6.60  6.67 0.00 -0.08  0.77S    0.123                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 19.3  74  57 IPD    39.02  3.86  3.94 0.00 -0.08  1.54     0.113 0.55  47   2.79 Z                      
PR02 GS HH1  A 19.3  74  57 ES  1  42.05  6.89  7.01 0.00 -0.12  0.77S    0.065                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 25.4  66  57 IPD    39.85  4.69  4.88 0.00 -0.19  1.54     0.099 0.55  40   2.68 Z                      
PR06 GS HH1  A 25.4  66  57 ES  1  43.88  8.72  8.69 0.00  0.03  0.77S    0.068                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A 29.1  87  57 IPU    40.60  5.44  5.46 0.00 -0.02  1.54     0.154                                        
PR04 GS HH2  A 29.1  87  57 ES  1  45.21 10.05  9.72 0.00  0.33  0.76S    0.072                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 35.0 323  57 IPD    41.65  6.49  6.36 0.00  0.13  1.54     0.144 0.55  44   2.82 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 35.0 323  57 ES  1  46.82 11.66 11.32 0.00  0.34  0.74S    0.108                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 36.9  76  57 IPU    41.63  6.47  6.65 0.00 -0.18  1.54     0.117 0.87  68   3.03 Z                      
OBIP PR BHN  A 36.9  76  57 ES  1  46.21 11.05 11.84 0.00 -0.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 39.7  36  57 EP+ 1  42.02  6.86  7.09 0.00 -0.23  0.77     0.026 0.55  87   3.47 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 39.7  36  57 ES  1  47.57 12.41 12.62 0.00 -0.21  0.77S    0.112                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 45.2 101  57 IPD    43.34  8.18  7.93 0.00  0.25  1.54     0.228 0.55  82   3.42 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 45.2 101  57 ES  1  49.97 14.81 14.12 0.00  0.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 46.8  25  57 IPU    43.20  8.04  8.17 0.00 -0.13  1.54     0.120 0.55  99   3.60 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 46.8  25  57 ES  1  49.06 13.90 14.54 0.00 -0.64* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 58.3 343  57 IPU    45.22 10.06  9.94 0.00  0.12  1.50     0.133 0.55  90   3.52 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 58.3 343  57 ES  1  52.98 17.82 17.69 0.00  0.13  0.75S    0.131                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 71.7  37  50 IPD    47.75 12.59 11.95 0.00  0.64* 0.00     0.000                                        
EMPR PR HH1  A 71.7  37  50 ES  1  57.24 22.08 21.27 0.00  0.81* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 72.2 311  50 EP- 1  47.02 11.86 12.02 0.00 -0.16  0.53     0.019 0.58  70   3.29 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 72.2 311  50 ES  1  56.91 21.75 21.40 0.00  0.35  0.47S    0.041                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 73.0  57  50 IPD    47.37 12.21 12.13 0.00  0.08  1.03     0.044 0.55  78   3.41 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 73.0  57  50 ES  1  56.31 21.15 21.59 0.00 -0.44  0.07S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 85.7  78  44 EP+ 1  49.20 14.04 13.87 0.00  0.17  0.23     0.003 0.73  63   3.11 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 85.7  78  44 ES  1  60.12 24.96 24.69 0.00  0.27  0.23S    0.006                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 97.9  86  44 EP- 1  51.08 15.92 15.42 0.00  0.50  0.00     0.000 0.55  64   3.26 Z                      
PDPR PR HH1  A 97.9  86  44 ES  1  62.72 27.56 27.45 0.00  0.11  0.03S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A117.7  80  44 EP- 1  53.90 18.74 17.92 0.00  0.82* 0.00     0.000 0.55  69   3.35 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A117.7  80  44 ES  1  67.04 31.88 31.90 0.00 -0.02  0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A148.2  84  44 EP- 2  58.42 23.26 21.78 0.00  1.48* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HH1  A148.2  84  44 ES  2  75.67 40.51 38.77 0.00  1.74* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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