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


Earthquake Information


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: III in Utuado, PR
Date: April 27, 2022 20:44:00 UTC
April 27, 2022 16:44:00 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.04 Km Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
6.54 Km Southwest of Peñuelas,PR
15.97 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.09 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0261 Longitude: -66.7556
Depth: 15 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-04-27 17:13:24
ID: 20220427204359

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-04-27 17:13:29 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: April 27, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 16:44:00
LATITUDE: 18.0261 N
LONGITUDE: 66.7556 W
LOCATION: 5 Km Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
16 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 15 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.09 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Utuado, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-04-27 17:13:29
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Utuado 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                            
2022-04-27  2044  0.25  18  1.57   66 45.34  15.81  0.12  0.28  0.41        3.09  3.09D 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                         
  48   48   4.6  PR1  125  14  24  36  17  48     Q  PPY   0.00  0.00     20.00  0.13 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.09  20.00  0.13 Z        3.09  20.00  0.13 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  
PR06 GS HHZ  A  4.6  45 160 IPD     3.00  2.75  2.85 0.00 -0.10  1.58     0.168                                        
PR06 GS HH2  A  4.6  45 160 ES  1   5.21  4.96  5.07 0.00 -0.11  0.79S    0.178                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A 10.5 120 138 IPD     3.57  3.32  3.26 0.00  0.06  1.58     0.162                                        
PR04 GS HH1  A 10.5 120 138 ES  1   6.25  6.00  5.80 0.00  0.20  0.79S    0.124                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 11.3 282 136 IPU     3.65  3.40  3.35 0.00  0.05  1.58     0.121                                        
PR05 GS HH1  A 11.3 282 136 ES  1   6.53  6.28  5.96 0.00  0.32  0.57S    0.056                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 14.3 247 127 IPU     3.84  3.59  3.65 0.00 -0.06  1.58     0.151 0.58  59   2.94 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 14.3 247 127 ES  1   6.87  6.62  6.50 0.00  0.12  0.79S    0.100                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 15.9  83 123 IPD     4.06  3.81  3.85 0.00 -0.04  1.58     0.116 0.87  63   2.83 Z                      
OBIP PR BHE  A 15.9  83 123 ES  1   6.90  6.65  6.85 0.00 -0.20  0.79S    0.085                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 19.4  73 115 IPD     4.50  4.25  4.27 0.00 -0.02  1.58     0.113 0.55  61   3.02 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 19.4  73 115 ES  1   7.76  7.51  7.60 0.00 -0.09  0.79S    0.077                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 19.8 284 115 IPU     4.47  4.22  4.32 0.00 -0.10  1.58     0.108 0.55  71   3.16 Z                      
PR03 GS HH1  A 19.8 284 115 ES  1   8.23  7.98  7.69 0.00  0.29  0.74S    0.062                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 25.4   8 106 IPU     5.45  5.20  5.05 0.00  0.15  1.58     0.164 0.55  64   3.10 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 25.4   8 106 ES  1   9.12  8.87  8.99 0.00 -0.12  0.79S    0.132                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 28.8 122 102 IPU     5.74  5.49  5.52 0.00 -0.03  1.58     0.249                                        
ICMP PR HH2  A 28.8 122 102 ES  1  10.26 10.01  9.83 0.00  0.18  0.79S    0.121                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 31.2 259 100 IPD     6.00  5.75  5.85 0.00 -0.10  1.58     0.188 0.55  70   3.22 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 31.2 259 100 ES  1  10.61 10.36 10.41 0.00 -0.05  0.79S    0.085                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 33.1 272  98 IPD     6.36  6.11  6.11 0.00  0.00  1.58     0.162 0.55  53   2.98 Z                      
PR01 GS HH1  A 33.1 272  98 ES  1  10.84 10.59 10.88 0.00 -0.29  0.76S    0.067                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 35.5   0  97 IPU     6.85  6.60  6.45 0.00  0.15  1.58     0.182 0.55  67   3.21 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 35.5   0  97 ES  1  11.64 11.39 11.48 0.00 -0.09  0.79S    0.132                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 37.6 267  96 EP+ 1   6.72  6.47  6.74 0.00 -0.27  0.79     0.045 0.55  70   3.26 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 37.6 267  96 ES  1  11.80 11.55 12.00 0.00 -0.45  0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 46.3 298  94 EP- 1   8.14  7.89  7.97 0.00 -0.08  0.79     0.038 0.55  42   2.82 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 46.3 298  94 ES  1  14.46 14.21 14.19 0.00  0.02  0.79S    0.078                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 52.7  52  93 IPD     9.02  8.77  8.87 0.00 -0.10  1.58     0.165 0.55  74   3.34 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 52.7  52  93 ES  1  15.69 15.44 15.79 0.00 -0.35  0.28S    0.011                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 55.4  25  93 EP- 1  10.14  9.89  9.24 0.00  0.65* 0.00     0.000 0.55  48   2.95 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 55.4  25  93 ES  1  17.68 17.43 16.45 0.00  0.98* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 61.6 323  92 EP+ 1  10.56 10.31 10.12 0.00  0.19  0.73     0.037 0.55  60   3.16 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 61.6 323  92 ES  1  18.26 18.01 18.01 0.00  0.00  0.73S    0.090                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 64.8  81  63 EP+ 1  10.86 10.61 10.53 0.00  0.08  0.69     0.074 0.73  56   2.98 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 64.8  81  63 ES  1  19.49 19.24 18.74 0.00  0.50  0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 69.0  95  63 EP- 1  11.45 11.20 11.07 0.00  0.13  0.61     0.064 0.55  53   3.05 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 69.0  95  63 ES  1  20.21 19.96 19.70 0.00  0.26  0.61S    0.126                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 77.7  66  63 IPD    12.45 12.20 12.16 0.00  0.04  0.84     0.102 0.55  54   3.08 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 77.7  66  63 ES  1  21.69 21.44 21.64 0.00 -0.20  0.42S    0.050                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 85.1 298  63 EP- 1  13.96 13.71 13.10 0.00  0.61* 0.00     0.000 0.58  48   2.96 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 85.1 298  63 ES  1  24.83 24.58 23.32 0.00  1.26* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 96.9  82  63 EP- 1  15.15 14.90 14.59 0.00  0.31  0.04     0.000 0.55  65   3.27 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 96.9  82  63 ES  1  27.44 27.19 25.97 0.00  1.22* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A127.6  86  63 EP- 2  20.02 19.77 18.48 0.00  1.29* 0.00     0.000 0.55  78   3.47 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A127.6  86  63 ES  2  35.24 34.99 32.89 0.00  2.10* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A158.9  78  63 EP- 2  25.45 25.20 22.45 0.00  2.75* 0.00     0.000 0.55  70   3.41 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A158.9  78  63 ES  2  44.06 43.81 39.96 0.00  3.85* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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