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 Ponce, PR
Date: April 18, 2022 10:28:08 UTC
April 18, 2022 06:28:08 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 12.97 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
15.17 Km Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
15.47 Km South-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.36 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9566 Longitude: -66.6948
Depth: 7 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-04-18 06:45:29
ID: 20220418102809

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-04-18 06:45:36 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: April 18, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 06:28:08
LATITUDE: 17.9566 N
LONGITUDE: 66.6948 W
LOCATION: 13 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
15.5 Km South-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 7 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.36 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Ponce, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-04-18 06:45:36
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Adjuntas and Ponce 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                            
2022-04-18  1028  8.94  17 57.40   66 41.69   7.02  0.12  0.24  0.26        3.36  3.36D 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                         
  44   44  13.4  PR1  160  20  22  29  11  44     Q  PPX   0.00  0.00     13.00  0.06 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.36  13.00  0.06 Z        3.36  13.00  0.06 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  
OBIP PR BHZ  A 13.4  44 113 IPU    11.81  2.87  2.93 0.00 -0.06  1.74     0.245                                        
OBIP PR BHN  A 13.4  44 113 ES  1  13.98  5.04  5.22 0.00 -0.18  0.87S    0.170                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 17.9  43 106 IPU    12.67  3.73  3.70 0.00  0.03  1.74     0.220 0.55  89   3.36 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 17.9  43 106 ES  1  15.67  6.73  6.59 0.00  0.14  0.87S    0.157                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 19.4 113 105 IPU    12.93  3.99  3.97 0.00  0.02  1.74     0.444                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 19.4 113 105 ES  1  16.28  7.34  7.07 0.00  0.27  0.87S    0.216                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 19.7 276 105 IPD    12.90  3.96  4.01 0.00 -0.05  1.74     0.372 0.58  84   3.29 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A 19.7 276 105 ES  1  16.18  7.24  7.14 0.00  0.10  0.87S    0.209                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 20.2 300 104 EP+ 1  12.95  4.01  4.10 0.00 -0.09  0.87     0.083                                        
PR05 GS HH1  A 20.2 300 104 ES  1  16.78  7.84  7.30 0.00  0.54* 0.04S    0.000                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 28.5 296  57 IPD    14.24  5.30  5.41 0.00 -0.11  1.74     0.155                                        
PR03 GS HH2  A 28.5 296  57 ES  1  19.24 10.30  9.63 0.00  0.67* 0.00S    0.000                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 32.9 356  57 IPU    15.04  6.10  6.09 0.00  0.01  1.74     0.161                                        
UUPR PR HH2  A 32.9 356  57 ES  1  20.03 11.09 10.84 0.00  0.25  0.87S    0.146                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 37.0 273  57 EP+ 1  15.69  6.75  6.73 0.00  0.02  0.87     0.059 0.55  78   3.36 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 37.0 273  57 ES  1  21.20 12.26 11.98 0.00  0.28  0.87S    0.116                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 40.4 283  57 EP- 1  16.06  7.12  7.25 0.00 -0.13  0.87     0.048                                        
PR01 GS HH2  A 40.4 283  57 ES  1  21.58 12.64 12.90 0.00 -0.26  0.87S    0.097                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 43.6 352  57 IPU    16.73  7.79  7.74 0.00  0.05  1.74     0.157 0.55  94   3.55 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 43.6 352  57 ES  1  22.45 13.51 13.78 0.00 -0.27  0.87S    0.143                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 44.3 278  57 EP- 1  16.74  7.80  7.84 0.00 -0.04  0.87     0.053 0.55  74   3.33 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 44.3 278  57 ES  1  22.96 14.02 13.96 0.00  0.06  0.87S    0.105                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 53.3  41  57 EP+ 1  18.20  9.26  9.23 0.00  0.03  0.87     0.051 0.55  88   3.50 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 53.3  41  57 ES  1  24.72 15.78 16.43 0.00 -0.65* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 55.7 302  57 EP- 1  18.43  9.49  9.60 0.00 -0.11  0.86     0.035                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 55.7 302  57 ES  1  26.85 17.91 17.09 0.00  0.82* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 60.2  73  57 EP+ 1  19.23 10.29 10.29 0.00  0.00  0.82     0.070 0.73  80   3.30 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 60.2  73  57 ES  1  26.57 17.63 18.32 0.00 -0.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 60.2  16  57 EP+ 1  19.81 10.87 10.29 0.00  0.58* 0.00     0.000 0.55  75   3.36 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 60.2  16  57 ES  1  28.05 19.11 18.32 0.00  0.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 62.3  89  57 EP+ 1  19.54 10.60 10.61 0.00 -0.01  0.80     0.086                                        
IGPR PR HH2  A 62.3  89  57 ES  1  27.60 18.66 18.89 0.00 -0.23  0.80S    0.213                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 71.7 323  50 EP- 1  21.16 12.22 12.01 0.00  0.21  0.61     0.018 0.55  71   3.32 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 71.7 323  50 ES  1  30.64 21.70 21.38 0.00  0.32  0.61S    0.055                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 75.5  58  50 IPU    21.61 12.67 12.56 0.00  0.11  1.03     0.100 0.55  78   3.41 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 75.5  58  50 ES  1  30.24 21.30 22.36 0.00 -1.06* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 91.9  76  44 EP+ 1  23.85 14.91 14.72 0.00  0.19  0.13     0.002 0.55  82   3.48 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 91.9  76  44 ES  1  34.47 25.53 26.20 0.00 -0.67* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 94.5 301  44 IPD    24.64 15.70 15.05 0.00  0.65* 0.00     0.000 0.58  85   3.49 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 94.5 301  44 ES  1  36.75 27.81 26.79 0.00  1.02* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A121.9  82  44 EP- 1  28.61 19.67 18.53 0.00  1.14* 0.00     0.000 0.55 107   3.75 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A121.9  82  44 ES  1  42.76 33.82 32.98 0.00  0.84* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A154.4  75  44 EP+ 3  33.69 24.75 22.64 0.00  2.11* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH1  A154.4  75  44 ES  3  51.46 42.52 40.30 0.00  2.22* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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