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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: III in Lajas, PR
Date: February 28, 2022 15:22:09 UTC
February 28, 2022 11:22:09 Hora Local
Region: Southwest Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 4.04 Km South of Lajas,PR
13.86 Km West of Guánica,PR
26.11 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 2.93 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9786 Longitude: -67.038
Depth: 7 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-02-28 11:52:16
ID: 20220228152208

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: February 28, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 11:22:09
LATITUDE: 17.9786 N
LONGITUDE: 67.038 W
LOCATION: 4 Km South of Lajas,PR
26.1 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 7 Km
MAGNITUDE: 2.93 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-02-28 11:52:23
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Lajas with a maximum intensity of III (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                            
2022-02-28  1522  9.37  17 58.72   67  2.28   7.09  0.18  0.51  0.20        2.93  2.93D III                            
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  38   38   1.2  PR1  113  16  18  30  15  36     Q  PPX   0.00  0.00      8.00  0.18 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         2.93   8.00  0.18 Z        2.93   8.00  0.18 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  
MLPR PR HHZ  A  1.2 213 169 IPD    10.75  1.38  1.41 0.00 -0.03  1.86     0.341 0.55  52   2.77 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A  1.2 213 169 ES  1  11.77  2.40  2.51 0.00 -0.11  0.93S    0.156                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A  6.9 334 132 IPU    11.40  2.03  1.94 0.00  0.09  1.86     0.216                                        
PR01 GS HH2  A  6.9 334 132 ES  1  12.97  3.60  3.45 0.00  0.15  0.93S    0.208                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A  8.2 292 127 IPU    11.36  1.99  2.11 0.00 -0.12  1.86     0.284 0.55  53   2.83 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A  8.2 292 127 ES  1  12.92  3.55  3.76 0.00 -0.21  0.93S    0.123                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 14.4  47 111 EP- 1  12.43  3.06  3.10 0.00 -0.04  0.93     0.064                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 14.4  47 111 ES  1  15.01  5.64  5.52 0.00  0.12  0.93S    0.300                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 16.8  91 108 IPD    12.77  3.40  3.52 0.00 -0.12  1.86     0.227 0.58  37   2.53 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 16.8  91 108 ES  1  15.58  6.21  6.27 0.00 -0.06  0.93S    0.136                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 20.3  68 104 EP+ 1  13.47  4.10  4.12 0.00 -0.02  0.93     0.048                                        
PR05 GS HH2  A 20.3  68 104 ES  1  16.41  7.04  7.33 0.00 -0.29  0.93S    0.192                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 28.6  82  57 EP+ 1  15.08  5.71  5.43 0.00  0.28  0.93     0.066                                        
PR02 GS HH2  A 28.6  82  57 ES  1  19.33  9.96  9.67 0.00  0.29  0.93S    0.106                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 28.7 337  57 EP+ 1  14.77  5.40  5.44 0.00 -0.04  0.93     0.065                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 28.7 337  57 ES  1  19.13  9.76  9.68 0.00  0.08  0.93S    0.155                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 45.3  47  57 EP+ 1  18.25  8.88  7.99 0.00  0.89* 0.00     0.000                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A 45.3  47  57 ES  1  23.24 13.87 14.22 0.00 -0.35  0.93S    0.119                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 46.3  81  57 EP+ 1  17.52  8.15  8.14 0.00  0.01  0.93     0.064                                        
OBIP PR BHE  A 46.3  81  57 ES  1  23.48 14.11 14.49 0.00 -0.38  0.93S    0.104                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 49.7  77  57 EP+ 1  17.93  8.56  8.68 0.00 -0.12  0.93     0.058 0.55  66   3.23 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 49.7  77  57 ES  1  24.54 15.17 15.45 0.00 -0.28  0.93S    0.098                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 50.6  36  57 EP+ 1  18.17  8.80  8.81 0.00 -0.01  0.93     0.042 0.55  61   3.16 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 50.6  36  57 ES  1  24.44 15.07 15.68 0.00 -0.61* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 54.6 352  57 IPU    18.95  9.58  9.43 0.00  0.15  1.86     0.221                                        
AGPR PR HH1  A 54.6 352  57 ES  1  26.17 16.80 16.79 0.00  0.01  0.93S    0.158                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 55.1 100  57 EP- 1  19.35  9.98  9.51 0.00  0.47  0.66     0.054                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 55.1 100  57 ES  1  26.74 17.37 16.93 0.00  0.44  0.82S    0.136                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 63.9 315  57 EP+ 1  20.12 10.75 10.85 0.00 -0.10  0.83     0.076 0.58  46   2.90 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 63.9 315  57 ES  1  28.33 18.96 19.31 0.00 -0.35  0.83S    0.143                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 77.0  44  50 EP- 1  23.12 13.75 12.76 0.00  0.99* 0.00     0.000 0.55  47   2.95 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 77.0  44  50 ES  1  33.09 23.72 22.71 0.00  1.01* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 80.8  62  50 EP+ 1  22.95 13.58 13.28 0.00  0.30  0.41     0.010 0.55  56   3.12 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 80.8  62  50 ES  1  33.11 23.74 23.64 0.00  0.10  0.41S    0.018                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 98.7  90  44 EP- 1  26.04 16.67 15.57 0.00  1.10* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 98.7  90  44 ES  1  37.36 27.99 27.71 0.00  0.28  0.03S    0.000                                        
   2 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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