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


Earthquake Information


This information is Issued for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.For more information visit your corresponding Seismological Institution or theTsunami Warning Centers
Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Hormigueros, PR
Date: April 18, 2022 19:02:18 UTC
April 18, 2022 15:02:18 Hora Local
Region: Southwest Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 7.12 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR
11.25 Km West-Southeast of Guánica,PR
29.21 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 1.81 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9583 Longitude: -67.0096
Depth: 11 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 15:17:46
ID: 20220418190207

Epicentral Map

Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-04-18 15:17:59 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: April 18, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 15:02:18
LATITUDE: 17.9583 N
LONGITUDE: 67.0096 W
LOCATION: 7.1 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR
29.2 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 11 Km
MAGNITUDE: 1.81 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Hormigueros, 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 15:17:59
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Hormigueros with a maximum intensity of II (Modified Mercalli Scale, MM). At the moment of generating this bulletin no damages has been reported and are not expected to occur

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  1902 18.88  17 57.50   67  0.58  11.05  0.18  0.75  1.07        1.81                                       
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  12   12   3.9  PR1  207  17   6  12   6  12     Q  PPT   0.00  0.00      4.00  0.06 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         1.81   4.00  0.06 Z                                                                           

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  3.9 289 157 EP+ 1  21.28  2.40  2.14 0.00  0.26  1.00     0.211 0.55  17   1.76 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A  3.9 289 157 ES  1  22.79  3.91  3.81 0.00  0.10  1.00S    0.516                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 10.5 324 127 EP+ 1  21.70  2.82  2.77 0.00  0.05  1.00     0.151 0.55  18   1.86 Z                      
PR01 GS HH2  A 10.5 324 127 ES  1  23.64  4.76  4.93 0.00 -0.17  1.00S    0.356                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 11.9 297 123 EP+ 1  21.83  2.95  2.94 0.00  0.01  1.00     0.303 0.55  30   2.33 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 11.9 297 123 ES  1  24.03  5.15  5.23 0.00 -0.08  1.00S    0.305                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 13.9  82 117 EP+ 1  21.74  2.86  3.22 0.00 -0.36  0.98     0.325 0.58  16   1.75 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 13.9  82 117 ES  1  24.72  5.84  5.73 0.00  0.11  1.00S    0.535                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 14.2  32 117 EP- 1  22.05  3.17  3.25 0.00 -0.08  1.00     0.119                                        
PR03 GS HH2  A 14.2  32 117 ES  1  24.51  5.63  5.78 0.00 -0.15  1.00S    0.446                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 50.8  32  94 EP+ 1  27.59  8.71  8.77 0.00 -0.06  1.00     0.291                                        
AOPR PR HH2  A 50.8  32  94 ES  1  34.78 15.90 15.61 0.00  0.29  1.00S    0.438                                        

Event Maps



Spectral Acceleration


Intensity Map


Peak Ground Velocity


Peak Ground Acceleration


DYFI Map

Google Map for this Event