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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Guánica, PR
Date: April 19, 2022 21:19:46 UTC
April 19, 2022 17:19:46 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.99 Km Southeast of Guánica,PR
13.98 Km South of Yauco,PR
30.79 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 2.91 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9545 Longitude: -66.8715
Depth: 8 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-04-19 17:29:49
ID: 20220419211945

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-04-19 17:29:54 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: April 19, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 17:19:46
LATITUDE: 17.9545 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8715 W
LOCATION: 6 Km Southeast of Guánica,PR
30.8 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 8 Km
MAGNITUDE: 2.91 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-04-19 17:29:54
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Guánica 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                            
2022-04-19  2119 46.11  17 57.27   66 52.29   8.64  0.25  0.53  0.70        2.91  2.91D II                             
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  40   40   2.4  PR1  175  14  20  33  16  40     Q  PPT   0.00  0.00     16.00  0.23 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         2.91  16.00  0.23 Z        2.91  16.00  0.23 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  
GBPR PR HHZ  A  2.4 340 160 EP- 1  47.77  1.66  1.72 0.00 -0.06  1.14     0.187 0.58  26   2.12 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  2.4 340 160 ES  1  49.19  3.08  3.06 0.00  0.02  1.14S    0.523                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 10.3   6 113 EP+ 1  48.67  2.56  2.55 0.00  0.01  1.14     0.056 0.55  31   2.35 Z                      
PR05 GS HH1  A 10.3   6 113 ES  1  51.09  4.98  4.54 0.00  0.44  1.14S    0.212                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 14.2 331  99 EP+ 1  49.15  3.04  3.14 0.00 -0.10  1.14     0.043 0.55  34   2.46 Z                      
PR03 GS HH1  A 14.2 331  99 ES  1  51.60  5.49  5.59 0.00 -0.10  1.14S    0.133                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 18.4 276  94 EP+ 1  49.58  3.47  3.77 0.00 -0.30  1.14     0.125 0.55  49   2.82 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 18.4 276  94 ES  1  52.90  6.79  6.71 0.00  0.08  1.14S    0.187                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 22.6 294  93 EP+ 1  50.44  4.33  4.42 0.00 -0.09  1.14     0.083 0.55  51   2.88 Z                      
PR01 GS HH1  A 22.6 294  93 ES  1  53.79  7.68  7.87 0.00 -0.19  1.14S    0.129                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 25.9 283  92 EP+ 1  50.81  4.70  4.92 0.00 -0.22  1.14     0.108 0.55  55   2.97 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 25.9 283  92 ES  1  54.89  8.78  8.76 0.00  0.02  1.14S    0.162                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 29.7  70  91 EP- 1  51.31  5.20  5.51 0.00 -0.31  1.14     0.082                                        
OBIP PR BHN  A 29.7  70  91 ES  1  55.91  9.80  9.81 0.00 -0.01  1.14S    0.132                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 33.7  66  91 EP+ 1  51.90  5.79  6.12 0.00 -0.33  1.14     0.075 0.55  66   3.18 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 33.7  66  91 ES  1  56.89 10.78 10.89 0.00 -0.11  1.14S    0.126                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 36.7  25  91 EP+ 1  52.43  6.32  6.59 0.00 -0.27  1.14     0.045 0.55  41   2.77 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 36.7  25  91 ES  1  57.58 11.47 11.73 0.00 -0.26  1.14S    0.149                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 37.3 101  91 EP+ 1  52.99  6.88  6.68 0.00  0.20  1.14     0.167                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 37.3 101  91 ES  1  58.51 12.40 11.89 0.00  0.51* 1.14S    0.267                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 41.0 316  91 EP+ 1  53.48  7.37  7.25 0.00  0.12  1.14     0.056                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 41.0 316  91 ES  1  59.35 13.24 12.90 0.00  0.33  1.14S    0.122                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 45.1  15  91 EP+ 1  53.89  7.78  7.89 0.00 -0.11  1.14     0.045 0.55  77   3.37 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 45.1  15  91 ES  1  59.83 13.72 14.04 0.00 -0.32  1.14S    0.159                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 62.2 336  90 EP- 1  56.72 10.61 10.50 0.00  0.11  1.05     0.040 0.55  43   2.85 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 62.2 336  90 ES  1  65.06 18.95 18.69 0.00  0.26  1.05S    0.123                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 67.2  53  66 EP+ 1  57.15 11.04 11.24 0.00 -0.20  0.93     0.069 0.55  64   3.22 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 67.2  53  66 ES  1  65.87 19.76 20.01 0.00 -0.25  0.93S    0.140                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 68.2  31  66 EP+ 1  58.03 11.92 11.37 0.00  0.55* 0.86     0.052 0.55  47   2.94 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 68.2  31  66 ES  1  66.78 20.67 20.24 0.00  0.43  0.91S    0.144                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 79.0 308  66 EP+ 1  59.62 13.51 12.89 0.00  0.62* 0.27     0.007 0.58  43   2.85 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A 79.0 308  66 ES  1  69.75 23.64 22.94 0.00  0.70* 0.04S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 81.0  89  55 EP+ 1  59.83 13.72 13.16 0.00  0.56* 0.45     0.031                                        
GCPR PR HH1  A 92.1  64  55 ES  1  71.71 25.60 25.93 0.00 -0.33  0.16S    0.006                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A110.2  78  55 EP+ 1  64.04 17.93 16.86 0.00  1.07* 0.00     0.000 0.55  53   3.10 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A110.2  78  55 ES  1  76.90 30.79 30.01 0.00  0.78* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A140.5  83  55 EP+ 1  68.77 22.66 20.70 0.00  1.96* 0.00     0.000 0.55  69   3.37 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A140.5  83  55 ES  1  85.76 39.65 36.85 0.00  2.80* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A172.6  76  55 EP+ 1  73.74 27.63 24.76 0.00  2.87* 0.00     0.000 0.55  64   3.34 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A172.6  76  55 ES  1  91.74 45.63 44.07 0.00  1.56* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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