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 Ponce, PR
Date: May 22, 2022 17:08:26 UTC
May 22, 2022 13:08:26 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 2.36 Km Southwest of Guayanilla,PR
6.97 Km Southeast of Yauco,PR
20.89 Km West of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.30 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0413 Longitude: -66.8058
Depth: 15 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-05-22 13:37:27
ID: 20220522170825

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-05-22 13:37:31 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: May 22, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 13:08:26
LATITUDE: 18.0413 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8058 W
LOCATION: 2.4 Km Southwest of Guayanilla,PR
20.9 Km West of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 15 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.30 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 2022-05-22 13:37:31
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Southern region of Puerto Rico 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                            
2022-05-22  1708 26.36  18  2.48   66 48.35  15.59  0.16  0.31  0.46        3.30  3.30D 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   5.8  PR1  107  14  22  35  17  44     Q  PPP   0.00  0.00     19.00  0.22 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.30  19.00  0.22 Z        3.30  19.00  0.22 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  
PR05 GS HHZ  A  5.8 276 155 EP+ 1  29.33  2.97  2.88 0.00  0.09  1.06     0.062 0.55  66   3.01 Z                      
PR05 GS HH2  A  5.8 276 155 ES  1  31.79  5.43  5.13 0.00  0.30  1.06S    0.220                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A  8.7  79 144 EP+ 1  29.44  3.08  3.09 0.00 -0.01  1.06     0.056                                        
PR06 GS HH2  A  8.7  79 144 ES  1  31.64  5.28  5.50 0.00 -0.22  1.06S    0.215                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 10.7 227 137 EP- 1  29.67  3.31  3.26 0.00  0.05  1.06     0.072 0.58  75   3.14 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 10.7 227 137 ES  1  32.14  5.78  5.80 0.00 -0.02  1.06S    0.180                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 14.3 282 127 EP- 1  29.97  3.61  3.63 0.00 -0.02  1.06     0.053 0.55  69   3.10 Z                      
PR03 GS HH2  A 14.3 282 127 ES  1  32.77  6.41  6.46 0.00 -0.05  1.06S    0.135                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A 15.9 115 122 EP- 1  30.32  3.96  3.83 0.00  0.13  1.06     0.061                                        
PR04 GS HH1  A 15.9 115 122 ES  1  33.35  6.99  6.82 0.00  0.17  1.06S    0.153                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 21.1  89 111 EP+ 1  30.69  4.33  4.48 0.00 -0.15  1.06     0.045 0.87  66   2.91 Z                      
OBIP PR BHE  A 21.1  89 111 ES  1  34.02  7.66  7.97 0.00 -0.31  1.06S    0.102                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 24.3  81 106 IPD    31.27  4.91  4.90 0.00  0.01  2.13     0.174 0.55  50   2.87 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 24.3  81 106 ES  1  34.87  8.51  8.72 0.00 -0.21  1.06S    0.091                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 25.1  21 105 EP- 1  31.39  5.03  5.01 0.00  0.02  1.06     0.061 0.55  69   3.17 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 25.1  21 105 ES  1  35.06  8.70  8.92 0.00 -0.22  1.06S    0.184                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 26.5 253 103 EP- 1  31.38  5.02  5.19 0.00 -0.17  1.06     0.094 0.55  84   3.36 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 26.5 253 103 ES  1  35.44  9.08  9.24 0.00 -0.16  1.06S    0.156                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 27.8 269 102 EP+ 1  31.65  5.29  5.37 0.00 -0.08  1.06     0.082 0.55  67   3.16 Z                      
PR01 GS HH1  A 27.8 269 102 ES  1  35.76  9.40  9.56 0.00 -0.16  1.06S    0.134                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 32.4 264  98 EP- 1  32.27  5.91  6.02 0.00 -0.11  1.06     0.095 0.55  76   3.30 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 32.4 264  98 ES  1  36.56 10.20 10.72 0.00 -0.52* 0.03S    0.000                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 34.2 120  97 EP+ 1  32.87  6.51  6.26 0.00  0.25  1.06     0.096 0.55  48   2.90 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 34.2 120  97 ES  1  37.61 11.25 11.14 0.00  0.11  1.06S    0.179                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 34.2   9  97 EP+ 1  32.82  6.46  6.27 0.00  0.19  1.06     0.073                                        
AOPR PR HH2  A 34.2   9  97 ES  1  37.37 11.01 11.16 0.00 -0.15  1.06S    0.196                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 40.8 299  94 EP+ 1  33.46  7.10  7.20 0.00 -0.10  1.06     0.083 0.55  65   3.21 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 40.8 299  94 ES  1  39.15 12.79 12.82 0.00 -0.03  1.06S    0.154                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 56.0  56  92 EP- 1  35.73  9.37  9.33 0.00  0.04  1.05     0.052 0.55  92   3.54 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 56.0  56  92 ES  1  42.92 16.56 16.61 0.00 -0.05  1.05S    0.105                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 56.4  31  92 EP+ 1  36.43 10.07  9.38 0.00  0.69* 0.00     0.000 0.55  90   3.52 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 56.4  31  92 ES  1  43.42 17.06 16.70 0.00  0.36  1.05S    0.153                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 57.2 326  92 EP+ 1  36.09  9.73  9.49 0.00  0.24  1.04     0.083 0.55  96   3.58 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 57.2 326  92 ES  1  43.85 17.49 16.89 0.00  0.60* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 69.9  83  63 EP+ 1  37.61 11.25 11.18 0.00  0.07  0.80     0.076 0.73  81   3.32 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 69.9  83  63 ES  1  46.03 19.67 19.90 0.00 -0.23  0.80S    0.137                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 74.5  96  63 EP+ 1  38.33 11.97 11.77 0.00  0.20  0.67     0.059 0.55  70   3.31 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 74.5  96  63 ES  1  47.19 20.83 20.95 0.00 -0.12  0.67S    0.108                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 79.6 299  63 EP+ 2  39.45 13.09 12.42 0.00  0.67* 0.00     0.000 0.58  94   3.57 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A 79.6 299  63 ES  1  48.96 22.60 22.11 0.00  0.49  0.06S    0.001                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A163.8  79  63 EP+ 2  51.55 25.19 23.08 0.00  2.11* 0.00     0.000 0.55 100   3.74 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A163.8  79  63 ES  2  70.54 44.18 41.08 0.00  3.10* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A174.6 288  63 EP+ 2  51.53 25.17 24.45 0.00  0.72* 0.00     0.000 0.55  91   3.66 Z                      
PCDR PR BHN  A174.6 288  63 ES  2  74.08 47.72 43.52 0.00  4.20* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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