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 Lajas, PR
Date: July 23, 2022 01:04:50 UTC
July 22, 2022 21:04:50 Hora Local
Region: Southwest Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.51 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR
12.81 Km Southeast of Cabo Rojo,PR
25.99 Km South of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.21 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9733 Longitude: -67.0676
Depth: 8 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-07-23 10:38:18
ID: 20220723010450

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-07-23 10:38:24 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: July 22, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 21:04:50
LATITUDE: 17.9733 N
LONGITUDE: 67.0676 W
LOCATION: 5.5 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR
26 Km South of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 8 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.21 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-07-23 10:38:24
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Lajas 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                            
2022-07-23  0104 50.72  17 58.40   67  4.06   8.93  0.08  0.46  0.27        3.21  3.21D 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                         
  44   44   2.5  PR1  211  19  22  27  11  44     Q  PPW   0.00  0.00     14.00  0.30 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.21  14.00  0.30 Z        3.21  14.00  0.30 D                                                

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  2.5  99 160 IPU    52.47  1.75  1.76 0.00 -0.01  1.44     0.326 0.55  85   3.22 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A  2.5  99 160 ES  1  53.90  3.18  3.13 0.00  0.05  0.72S    0.220                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A  5.8 310 138 IPU    52.71  1.99  2.02 0.00 -0.03  1.44     0.297 0.55  84   3.23 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A  5.8 310 138 ES  1  54.32  3.60  3.60 0.00  0.00  0.72S    0.152                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A  6.8   0 132 IPU    52.83  2.11  2.13 0.00 -0.02  1.44     0.168 0.55  56   2.87 Z                      
PR01 GS HH2  A  6.8   0 132 ES  1  54.61  3.89  3.79 0.00  0.10  0.72S    0.223                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 20.0  89  95 IPD    54.64  3.92  4.01 0.00 -0.09  1.44     0.134 0.58  75   3.19 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 20.0  89  95 ES  1  58.29  7.57  7.14 0.00  0.43  0.00S    0.000                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 23.4  69  94 IPD    55.26  4.54  4.54 0.00  0.00  1.44     0.082 0.55  32   2.46 Z                      
PR05 GS HH2  A 23.4  69  94 ES  1  58.81  8.09  8.08 0.00  0.01  0.72S    0.116                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 28.2 344  93 IPU    55.92  5.20  5.28 0.00 -0.08  1.44     0.182 0.55  46   2.82 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 28.2 344  93 ES  1  60.24  9.52  9.40 0.00  0.12  0.72S    0.146                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 31.8  82  92 IPD    56.55  5.83  5.84 0.00 -0.01  1.44     0.109                                        
PR02 GS HH2  A 31.8  82  92 ES  1  60.69  9.97 10.40 0.00 -0.43  0.00S    0.000                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 37.4  75  92 IPD    57.46  6.74  6.70 0.00  0.04  1.44     0.091 0.55  40   2.75 Z                      
PR06 GS HH2  A 37.4  75  92 ES  1  63.15 12.43 11.93 0.00  0.50* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A 42.1  89  91 IPU    58.24  7.52  7.41 0.00  0.11  1.44     0.144                                        
PR04 GS HH2  A 42.1  89  91 ES  1  63.83 13.11 13.19 0.00 -0.08  0.72S    0.069                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 48.1  49  91 IPU    59.02  8.30  8.34 0.00 -0.04  1.44     0.103 0.55  59   3.13 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 48.1  49  91 ES  1  65.24 14.52 14.85 0.00 -0.33  0.04S    0.000                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 49.5  80  91 IPU    59.31  8.59  8.55 0.00  0.04  1.44     0.104 0.87  61   2.96 Z                      
OBIP PR BHE  A 49.5  80  91 ES  1  65.98 15.26 15.22 0.00  0.04  0.72S    0.080                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 52.9  77  91 IPD    59.65  8.93  9.09 0.00 -0.16  1.44     0.096 0.55  73   3.33 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 52.9  77  91 ES  1  67.09 16.37 16.18 0.00  0.19  0.72S    0.087                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 53.0  38  91 IPU    59.74  9.02  9.10 0.00 -0.08  1.44     0.123 0.55 100   3.61 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 53.0  38  91 ES  1  66.63 15.91 16.20 0.00 -0.29  0.33S    0.044                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 54.9 356  91 IPU    60.14  9.42  9.39 0.00  0.03  1.43     0.164 0.55  82   3.44 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 54.9 356  91 ES  1  67.33 16.61 16.71 0.00 -0.10  0.71S    0.174                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 62.1 318  66 IPU    61.33 10.61 10.50 0.00  0.11  1.32     0.498                                        
IDE  PR EHN  A 62.1 318  66 ES  1  68.79 18.07 18.69 0.00 -0.62* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 79.7  45  55 EP+ 1  62.72 12.00 12.97 0.00 -0.97* 0.00     0.000                                        
EMPR PR HH2  A 79.7  45  55 ES  1  71.53 20.81 23.09 0.00 -2.28* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 83.8  62  55 IPU    64.42 13.70 13.49 0.00  0.21  0.50     0.036 0.55  92   3.57 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 83.8  62  55 ES  1  74.56 23.84 24.01 0.00 -0.17  0.25S    0.017                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 98.4  80  55 EP+ 1  66.68 15.96 15.33 0.00  0.63* 0.00     0.000                                        
SJG  IU BH2  A 98.4  80  55 ES  1  78.56 27.84 27.29 0.00  0.55* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A101.8  90  55 EP+ 1  67.45 16.73 15.77 0.00  0.96* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A101.8  90  55 ES  1  78.56 27.84 28.07 0.00 -0.23  0.01S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A110.6  70  55 EP- 1  69.36 18.64 16.88 0.00  1.76* 0.00     0.000                                        
GCPR PR HH2  A110.6  70  55 ES  1  81.59 30.87 30.05 0.00  0.82* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A130.4  81  55 IPD    71.48 20.76 19.39 0.00  1.37* 0.00     0.000 0.55  88   3.58 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A130.4  81  55 ES  1  86.12 35.40 34.51 0.00  0.89* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A161.0  84  55 EP- 1  75.60 24.88 23.27 0.00  1.61* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HH2  A161.0  84  55 ES  1  92.59 41.87 41.42 0.00  0.45  0.00S    0.000                                        

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