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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: III in Guánica, PR
Date: March 14, 2022 04:51:52 UTC
March 14, 2022 00:51:52 Hora Local
Region: Southern Puerto Rico
Distances: 8.59 Km South of Guánica,PR
18.4 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
36.54 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.30 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9123 Longitude: -66.9085
Depth: 10 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-03-14 01:14:34
ID: 20220314045151

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-03-14 01:14:48 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: March 14, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 00:51:52
LATITUDE: 17.9123 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9085 W
LOCATION: 8.6 Km South of Guánica,PR
36.5 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 10 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.30 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-03-14 01:14:48
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Guánica and Yauco 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                            
2022-03-14  0451 52.85  17 54.74   66 54.51  10.30  0.16  0.57  0.48        3.30  3.30D                                
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  45   45   7.6  PR1  200  17  25  31  12  44     Q  PPR   0.00  0.00     17.00  0.23 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.30  17.00  0.23 Z        3.30  17.00  0.23 D                                                

REGION= South of 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  7.6  23 135 IPU    55.25  2.40  2.36 0.00  0.04  2.00     0.272 0.58  36   2.45 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  7.6  23 135 ES  1  57.17  4.32  4.20 0.00  0.12  1.00S    0.262                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 15.7  18 109 IPU    56.28  3.43  3.42 0.00  0.01  2.00     0.131 0.55  21   2.03 Z                      
PR05 GS HH2  A 15.7  18 109 ES  1  59.24  6.39  6.09 0.00  0.30  1.00S    0.240                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 15.7 294 109 EP+ 1  56.35  3.50  3.42 0.00  0.08  1.00     0.092 0.55  26   2.22 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 15.7 294 109 ES  1  59.09  6.24  6.09 0.00  0.15  1.00S    0.137                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 17.3 350 106 IPU    56.40  3.55  3.66 0.00 -0.11  2.00     0.134                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 18.4  52 105 EP- 1  56.68  3.83  3.82 0.00  0.01  1.00     0.033                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 21.6 309 101 EP+ 1  57.09  4.24  4.30 0.00 -0.06  1.00     0.051                                        
PR01 GS HH2  A 21.6 309 101 ES  1  60.21  7.36  7.65 0.00 -0.29  1.00S    0.108                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 23.7 297  99 IPU    57.51  4.66  4.62 0.00  0.04  2.00     0.318 0.55  35   2.54 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 23.7 297  99 ES  1  60.88  8.03  8.22 0.00 -0.19  1.00S    0.113                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 25.1  50  99 IPD    57.47  4.62  4.83 0.00 -0.21  2.00     0.120 0.55  62   3.07 Z                      
PR04 GS HHZ  A 26.2  73  98 IPD    57.87  5.02  5.00 0.00  0.02  2.00     0.261                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 35.1  65  95 EP- 1  58.99  6.14  6.36 0.00 -0.22  1.00     0.047                                        
OBIP PR BHN  A 35.1  65  95 ES  1  64.38 11.53 11.32 0.00  0.21  1.00S    0.091                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 39.2  62  94 IPD    59.66  6.81  6.99 0.00 -0.18  2.00     0.170 0.55  53   3.02 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 39.2  62  94 ES  1  65.50 12.65 12.44 0.00  0.21  1.00S    0.095                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 40.6  94  94 EP+ 1  60.44  7.59  7.19 0.00  0.40  0.94     0.133                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 40.6  94  94 ES  1  66.24 13.39 12.80 0.00  0.59* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 42.0 324  94 IPU    60.28  7.43  7.41 0.00  0.02  2.00     0.155 0.55  72   3.30 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 42.0 324  94 ES  1  66.51 13.66 13.19 0.00  0.47  0.43S    0.028                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 42.6  27  94 EP- 1  60.17  7.32  7.51 0.00 -0.19  1.00     0.032 0.55  55   3.06 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 42.6  27  94 ES  1  65.69 12.84 13.37 0.00 -0.53* 0.05S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 50.8  18  93 EP+ 1  61.36  8.51  8.76 0.00 -0.25  1.00     0.036 0.55  67   3.25 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 50.8  18  93 ES  1  67.84 14.99 15.59 0.00 -0.60* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 65.1 341  66 IPU    63.83 10.98 10.83 0.00  0.15  1.73     0.250 0.55  79   3.41 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 65.1 341  66 ES  1  72.11 19.26 19.28 0.00 -0.02  0.86S    0.229                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 73.2  51  66 IPD    64.69 11.84 11.97 0.00 -0.13  1.32     0.136 0.55  91   3.55 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 73.2  51  66 ES  1  74.31 21.46 21.31 0.00  0.15  0.66S    0.093                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 74.3  32  66 EP+ 1  65.51 12.66 12.12 0.00  0.54* 0.01     0.000 0.55  76   3.39 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 74.3  32  66 ES  1  74.82 21.97 21.57 0.00  0.40  0.60S    0.101                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 78.9 312  55 EP- 1  66.03 13.18 12.75 0.00  0.43  0.38     0.019 0.58  77   3.38 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 78.9 312  55 ES  1  76.01 23.16 22.69 0.00  0.46  0.24S    0.017                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 83.3  74  55 IPD    66.40 13.55 13.31 0.00  0.24  0.73     0.079 0.73  82   3.34 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 83.3  74  55 ES  1  77.09 24.24 23.69 0.00  0.55* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 85.1  85  55 EP+ 1  66.93 14.08 13.54 0.00  0.54* 0.00     0.000 0.55  79   3.43 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 85.1  85  55 ES  1  78.83 25.98 24.10 0.00  1.88* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 97.7  63  55 EP- 1  68.21 15.36 15.13 0.00  0.23  0.05     0.000 0.55  82   3.48 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A 97.7  63  55 ES  1  80.06 27.21 26.93 0.00  0.28  0.05S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A115.0  77  55 EP+ 1  70.97 18.12 17.33 0.00  0.79* 0.00     0.000 0.55  94   3.63 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A115.0  77  55 ES  1  85.69 32.84 30.85 0.00  1.99* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A145.0  81  55 EP+ 1  75.70 22.85 21.12 0.00  1.73* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A177.6  75  55 EP- 1  80.70 27.85 25.24 0.00  2.61* 0.00     0.000                                        
   1 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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