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


Earthquake Information


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: V in Ponce, PR
Date: February 24, 2022 20:48:38 UTC
February 24, 2022 16:48:38 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 10.95 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
11.66 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
17.88 Km Southwest of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 4.2 Ml
Location: Latitude: 17.969 Longitude: -66.7421
Depth: 10 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-02-24 17:14:41
ID: 20220224204838

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-02-24 17:14:45 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: February 24, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 16:48:38
LATITUDE: 17.969 N
LONGITUDE: 66.7421 W
LOCATION: 11 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
17.9 Km Southwest of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 10 Km
MAGNITUDE: 4.2 Ml
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: V in Ponce, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-02-24 17:14:45
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in widely throughout Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of V (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                            
2022-02-24  2048 38.71  17 58.14   66 44.53  10.10  0.14  0.30  0.36        3.72  3.72D V                              
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  56   56   5.7  PR1  160  12  30  38  18  56     Q  PPT   0.00  0.00     14.00  0.08 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.72  14.00  0.08 Z        3.72  14.00  0.08 D                                                

REGION= Southern Puerto Rico    
COMMENT= EB 4.2ml, NEIC 4.1ml                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
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  
PR02 GS HHZ  A  5.7 329 144 EP+ 1  40.89  2.18  2.15 0.00  0.03  1.18     0.074                                        
PR02 GS HH2  A  5.7 329 144 ES  1  42.69  3.98  3.83 0.00  0.15  1.18S    0.243                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A  7.7  82 134 EP- 1  40.94  2.23  2.35 0.00 -0.12  1.18     0.101                                        
PR04 GS HH2  A  7.7  82 134 ES  1  42.97  4.26  4.18 0.00  0.08  1.18S    0.247                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A  9.8  10 125 EP+ 1  41.29  2.58  2.60 0.00 -0.02  1.18     0.051                                        
PR06 GS HH1  A  9.8  10 125 ES  1  43.19  4.48  4.63 0.00 -0.15  1.18S    0.190                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 14.5 273 111 EP+ 1  41.88  3.17  3.24 0.00 -0.07  1.18     0.072                                        
GBPR PR HH1  A 14.5 273 111 ES  1  44.56  5.85  5.77 0.00  0.08  1.18S    0.128                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 15.2 305 109 EP+ 1  42.00  3.29  3.34 0.00 -0.05  1.18     0.044                                        
PR05 GS HH1  A 15.2 305 109 ES  1  45.20  6.49  5.95 0.00  0.54* 0.26S    0.005                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 16.6  60 107 EP- 1  42.31  3.60  3.54 0.00  0.06  1.18     0.051 0.87  89   3.15 Z                      
OBIP PR BHN  A 16.6  60 107 ES  1  44.96  6.25  6.30 0.00 -0.05  1.18S    0.107                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 20.9  55 101 EP+ 1  42.94  4.23  4.18 0.00  0.05  1.18     0.047                                        
CELP PR HH1  A 20.9  55 101 ES  1  46.28  7.57  7.44 0.00  0.13  1.18S    0.100                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 23.4 298  99 EP+ 1  43.18  4.47  4.56 0.00 -0.09  1.18     0.049                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 23.4 298  99 ES  1  46.66  7.95  8.12 0.00 -0.17  1.18S    0.102                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 24.6 111  98 EP+ 1  43.35  4.64  4.74 0.00 -0.10  1.18     0.147                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 24.6 111  98 ES  1  47.29  8.58  8.44 0.00  0.14  1.18S    0.269                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 31.5   4  95 EP+ 1  44.60  5.89  5.80 0.00  0.09  1.18     0.049                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A 31.5   4  95 ES  1  48.91 10.20 10.32 0.00 -0.12  1.18S    0.168                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 32.0 271  95 EP+ 1  44.29  5.58  5.87 0.00 -0.29  1.18     0.081                                        
MLPR PR HH1  A 32.0 271  95 ES  1  49.21 10.50 10.45 0.00  0.05  1.18S    0.128                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 35.3 282  94 EP+ 1  44.93  6.22  6.38 0.00 -0.16  1.18     0.066 0.55  96   3.53 Z                      
PR01 GS HH1  A 35.3 282  94 ES  1  50.10 11.39 11.36 0.00  0.03  1.18S    0.109                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 39.1 277  94 EP+ 1  45.48  6.77  6.97 0.00 -0.20  1.18     0.073 0.55 110   3.68 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 39.1 277  94 ES  1  51.33 12.62 12.41 0.00  0.21  1.18S    0.117                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 41.8 359  93 EP+ 1  46.13  7.42  7.38 0.00  0.04  1.18     0.051 0.55 113   3.71 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 41.8 359  93 ES  1  51.97 13.26 13.14 0.00  0.12  1.18S    0.174                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 50.7 303  93 EP+ 1  47.79  9.08  8.75 0.00  0.33  1.18     0.053                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 50.7 303  93 ES  1  55.32 16.61 15.57 0.00  1.04* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 55.8  45  92 EP+ 1  48.24  9.53  9.53 0.00  0.00  1.17     0.047 0.55 111   3.71 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 55.8  45  92 ES  1  55.47 16.76 16.96 0.00 -0.20  1.17S    0.108                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 60.6  21  66 EP+ 1  49.50 10.79 10.21 0.00  0.58* 0.05     0.000 0.55 120   3.79 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 60.6  21  66 ES  1  56.89 18.18 18.17 0.00  0.01  1.11S    0.215                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 64.7  75  66 EP+ 1  49.55 10.84 10.78 0.00  0.06  1.03     0.090 0.73 128   3.73 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 64.7  75  66 ES  1  57.69 18.98 19.19 0.00 -0.21  1.03S    0.165                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 67.3  90  66 EP+ 1  49.91 11.20 11.15 0.00  0.05  0.96     0.095 0.55 106   3.68 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 67.3  90  66 ES  1  59.14 20.43 19.85 0.00  0.58* 0.03S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 67.6 325  66 EP+ 1  50.20 11.49 11.20 0.00  0.29  0.95     0.066 0.55 124   3.83 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 67.6 325  66 ES  1  59.47 20.76 19.94 0.00  0.82* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 79.2  61  55 EP+ 1  51.79 13.08 12.81 0.00  0.27  0.57     0.031 0.55 100   3.64 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 79.2  61  55 ES  1  61.52 22.81 22.80 0.00  0.01  0.57S    0.065                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 89.4 302  55 EP+ 1  53.63 14.92 14.10 0.00  0.82* 0.00     0.000 0.58 132   3.89 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 89.4 302  55 ES  1  65.47 26.76 25.10 0.00  1.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 96.5  78  55 EP+ 1  54.02 15.31 15.00 0.00  0.31  0.07     0.000 0.55 127   3.88 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A 96.5  78  55 ES  1  65.29 26.58 26.70 0.00 -0.12  0.07S    0.001                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A126.8  83  55 EP+ 1  58.77 20.06 18.83 0.00  1.23* 0.00     0.000 0.55 109   3.77 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A126.8  83  55 ES  1  74.06 35.35 33.52 0.00  1.83* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A158.9  76  55 EP- 1  63.75 25.04 22.90 0.00  2.14* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH1  A158.9  76  55 ES  1  82.58 43.87 40.76 0.00  3.11* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A183.6 290  55 EP+ 1  68.57 29.86 26.02 0.00  3.84* 0.00     0.000 0.55 110   3.85 Z                      
PCDR PR BHE  A183.6 290  55 ES  1  90.34 51.63 46.32 0.00  5.31* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SADR DR BHZ  A217.1 277  55 EP+ 1  72.87 34.16 30.27 0.00  3.89* 0.00     0.000                                        
HIDR DR BHZ  A219.7 289  55 EP+ 1  72.88 34.17 30.60 0.00  3.57* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A293.3 289  55 EP+ 1  82.77 44.06 39.91 0.00  4.15* 0.00     0.000                                        
SDDR CU BHZ  A493.5 284  55 EP+ 1 111.60 72.89 65.25 0.00  7.64* 0.00     0.000                                        

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