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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: V in Guánica, PR
Date: May 20, 2022 09:40:10 UTC
May 20, 2022 05:40:10 Hora Local
Region: Southern Puerto Rico
Distances: 9.29 Km South-Southeast of Guánica,PR
18 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
33.07 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.66 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9153 Longitude: -66.8736
Depth: 13 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-05-20 06:10:06
ID: 20220520094011

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BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: May 20, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 05:40:10
LATITUDE: 17.9153 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8736 W
LOCATION: 9.3 Km South-Southeast of Guánica,PR
33.1 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 13 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.66 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: V in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-05-20 06:10:12
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Central region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of V (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                            
2022-05-20  0940 10.94  17 54.92   66 52.42  13.22  0.15  0.57  0.38        3.66  3.66D V                              
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  46   46   6.6  PR1  195  14  23  31  13  46     Q  PPX   0.00  0.00     12.00  0.10 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.66  12.00  0.10 Z        3.66  12.00  0.10 D                                                

REGION= South of 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  6.6 355 149 IPD    13.68  2.74  2.63 0.00  0.11  1.50     0.199                                        
GBPR PR HH1  A  6.6 355 149 ES  1  15.83  4.89  4.68 0.00  0.21  0.75S    0.153                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 14.6   5 124 IPU    14.58  3.64  3.48 0.00  0.16  1.50     0.141                                        
PR05 GS HH1  A 14.6   5 124 ES  1  17.83  6.89  6.19 0.00  0.70* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 18.1 338 117 IPU    14.88  3.94  3.94 0.00  0.00  1.50     0.113                                        
PR03 GS HH2  A 18.1 338 117 ES  1  18.08  7.14  7.01 0.00  0.13  0.75S    0.137                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 19.0 289 116 IPU    14.96  4.02  4.07 0.00 -0.05  1.50     0.210                                        
MLPR PR HH2  A 19.0 289 116 ES  1  18.12  7.18  7.24 0.00 -0.06  0.75S    0.083                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 22.1  45 111 EP+ 1  15.22  4.28  4.51 0.00 -0.23  0.75     0.034                                        
PR06 GS HH1  A 22.1  45 111 ES  1  18.90  7.96  8.03 0.00 -0.07  0.75S    0.140                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A 22.6  72 111 IPD    15.44  4.50  4.58 0.00 -0.08  1.50     0.214                                        
PR04 GS HH1  A 22.6  72 111 ES  1  19.00  8.06  8.15 0.00 -0.09  0.75S    0.121                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 24.4 303 109 IPU    15.64  4.70  4.84 0.00 -0.14  1.50     0.140                                        
PR01 GS HH1  A 24.4 303 109 ES  1  19.17  8.23  8.62 0.00 -0.39  0.75S    0.075                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 26.9 292 106 IPU    16.01  5.07  5.20 0.00 -0.13  1.50     0.195                                        
CRPR PR HH2  A 26.9 292 106 ES  1  19.94  9.00  9.26 0.00 -0.26  0.75S    0.080                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 31.7  63 103 EP- 1  16.63  5.69  5.90 0.00 -0.21  0.75     0.038                                        
OBIP PR BHE  A 31.7  63 103 ES  1  21.35 10.41 10.50 0.00 -0.09  0.75S    0.104                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 35.8  60  66 IPD    17.41  6.47  6.53 0.00 -0.06  1.50     0.143 0.55 105   3.62 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 35.8  60  66 ES  1  22.20 11.26 11.62 0.00 -0.36  0.75S    0.078                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 36.9  94  66 IPU    17.58  6.64  6.68 0.00 -0.04  1.50     0.369 0.55 103   3.61 Z                      
ICMP PR HH2  A 36.9  94  66 ES  1  23.11 12.17 11.89 0.00  0.28  0.75S    0.143                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 40.7  23  66 IPU    18.09  7.15  7.22 0.00 -0.07  1.50     0.136 0.55 110   3.69 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 40.7  23  66 ES  1  23.48 12.54 12.85 0.00 -0.31  0.75S    0.149                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 44.1 320  66 IPU    18.73  7.79  7.69 0.00  0.10  1.50     0.209                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 44.1 320  66 ES  1  23.83 12.89 13.69 0.00 -0.80* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 49.4  14  66 IPU    19.39  8.45  8.44 0.00  0.01  1.50     0.147 0.55  97   3.58 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 49.4  14  66 ES  1  25.86 14.92 15.02 0.00 -0.10  0.75S    0.165                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 66.1 338  66 IPU    22.06 11.12 10.79 0.00  0.33  1.26     0.130 0.55  85   3.48 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 66.1 338  66 ES  1  28.54 17.60 19.21 0.00 -1.61* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 70.1  50  66 IPU    22.28 11.34 11.36 0.00 -0.02  1.12     0.069 0.55 123   3.82 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 70.1  50  66 ES  1  31.60 20.66 20.22 0.00  0.44  0.55S    0.049                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 72.1  30  55 IPU    23.30 12.36 11.63 0.00  0.73* 0.00     0.000 0.55  98   3.62 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 72.1  30  55 ES  1  32.88 21.94 20.70 0.00  1.24* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 79.7  74  55 EP- 1  23.94 13.00 12.59 0.00  0.41  0.35     0.013 0.73 102   3.54 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 79.7  74  55 ES  1  32.64 21.70 22.41 0.00 -0.71* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 81.4  85  55 EP+ 1  24.35 13.41 12.82 0.00  0.59* 0.04     0.000 0.55 116   3.78 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 81.4  85  55 ES  1  36.38 25.44 22.82 0.00  2.62* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 81.5 310  55 EP- 1  24.27 13.33 12.83 0.00  0.50  0.23     0.006 0.58 109   3.70 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A 81.5 310  55 ES  1  34.65 23.71 22.84 0.00  0.87* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A172.7 293  55 EP- 1  37.89 26.95 24.37 0.00  2.58* 0.00     0.000 0.55 117   3.89 Z                      
PCDR PR BHN  A172.7 293  55 ES  1  62.24 51.30 43.38 0.00  7.92* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A173.9  75  55 EP+ 1  38.35 27.41 24.52 0.00  2.89* 0.00     0.000 0.55 111   3.84 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A173.9  75  55 ES  1  57.92 46.98 43.65 0.00  3.33* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A282.1 291  55 EP+ 1  52.34 41.40 38.22 0.00  3.18* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHE  A282.1 291  55 ES  1  84.56 73.62 68.03 0.00  5.59* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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