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 Lajas, PR
Date: April 07, 2022 10:49:48 UTC
April 07, 2022 06:49:48 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.43 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
8.4 Km West of Guánica,PR
27.2 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.23 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9875 Longitude: -66.9888
Depth: 7 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-04-07 07:19:13
ID: 20220407104949

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-04-07 07:19:21 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: April 07, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 06:49:48
LATITUDE: 17.9875 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9888 W
LOCATION: 6.4 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
27.2 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 7 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.23 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 2022-04-07 07:19:21
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Cabo Rojo and 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                            
2022-04-07  1049 48.02  17 59.25   66 59.33   7.75  0.09  0.35  0.18        3.23  3.23D III                            
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NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  30   30   6.2  PR1  156  17  15  23   9  30     Q  PPM   0.00  0.00      6.00  0.08 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.23   6.00  0.08 Z        3.23   6.00  0.08 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  
MLPR PR HHZ  A  6.2 252 138 EP+ 1  50.06  2.04  1.93 0.00  0.11  0.92     0.154                                        
MLPR PR HH1  A  6.2 252 138 ES  1  51.26  3.24  3.44 0.00 -0.20  0.92S    0.281                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A  9.9 303 124 EP+ 1  50.38  2.36  2.43 0.00 -0.07  0.92     0.075                                        
PR01 GS HH1  A  9.9 303 124 ES  1  52.35  4.33  4.33 0.00  0.00  0.92S    0.199                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 10.3  31 123 IPD    50.47  2.45  2.49 0.00 -0.04  1.85     0.313                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 10.3  31 123 ES  1  52.37  4.35  4.43 0.00 -0.08  0.92S    0.342                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 11.7  96 119 IPD    50.81  2.79  2.71 0.00  0.08  1.85     0.379                                        
GBPR PR HH1  A 11.7  96 119 ES  1  52.95  4.93  4.82 0.00  0.11  0.92S    0.180                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 13.0 280 116 EP+ 1  50.84  2.82  2.92 0.00 -0.10  0.92     0.106                                        
CRPR PR HH1  A 13.0 280 116 ES  1  53.11  5.09  5.20 0.00 -0.11  0.92S    0.196                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 15.1  64 113 EP- 1  51.28  3.26  3.27 0.00 -0.01  0.92     0.057                                        
PR05 GS HH1  A 15.1  64 113 ES  1  53.73  5.71  5.82 0.00 -0.11  0.92S    0.193                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 23.4  83  57 EP+ 1  52.58  4.56  4.55 0.00  0.01  0.92     0.106                                        
PR02 GS HH1  A 23.4  83  57 ES  1  56.77  8.75  8.10 0.00  0.65* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 30.3 328  57 IPU    53.71  5.69  5.63 0.00  0.06  1.85     0.267                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 30.3 328  57 ES  1  58.07 10.05 10.02 0.00  0.03  0.92S    0.174                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 41.0  81  57 EP+ 1  55.17  7.15  7.27 0.00 -0.12  0.92     0.101                                        
OBIP PR BHN  A 41.0  81  57 ES  1  60.92 12.90 12.94 0.00 -0.04  0.92S    0.181                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 44.5  77  57 EP- 1  55.61  7.59  7.80 0.00 -0.21  0.92     0.091 0.55  55   3.06 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 44.5  77  57 ES  1  61.35 13.33 13.88 0.00 -0.55* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 46.9  31  57 IPU    56.14  8.12  8.17 0.00 -0.05  1.85     0.208 0.55  59   3.13 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 46.9  31  57 ES  1  61.77 13.75 14.54 0.00 -0.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 54.7 347  57 IPU    57.47  9.45  9.37 0.00  0.08  1.84     0.235 0.55  63   3.19 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 54.7 347  57 ES  1  64.28 16.26 16.68 0.00 -0.42  0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 67.0 312  57 EP+ 1  59.42 11.40 11.27 0.00  0.13  0.76     0.056 0.58  70   3.28 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 67.0 312  57 ES  1  67.68 19.66 20.06 0.00 -0.40  0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 72.8  41  50 EP+ 1  60.51 12.49 12.09 0.00  0.40  0.01     0.000 0.55  66   3.26 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 72.8  41  50 ES  1  69.52 21.50 21.52 0.00 -0.02  0.62S    0.068                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 75.7  60  50 EP+ 1  60.43 12.41 12.50 0.00 -0.09  0.54     0.025 0.55  83   3.47 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 75.7  60  50 ES  1  69.62 21.60 22.25 0.00 -0.65* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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