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: August 06, 2022 19:53:30 UTC
August 06, 2022 15:53:30 Hora Local
Region: Southern Puerto Rico
Distances: 14.28 Km South of Guánica,PR
22.91 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
38.89 Km Southwest of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 4.20 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.861 Longitude: -66.9003
Depth: 12 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-08-06 16:31:03
ID: 20220806195330

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-08-19 12:51:59 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 3
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: August 06, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 15:53:30
LATITUDE: 17.861 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9003 W
LOCATION: 14.3 Km South of Guánica,PR
38.9 Km Southwest of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 12 Km
MAGNITUDE: 4.20 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 2022-08-19 12:51:59
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in widely throughout 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                            
2022-08-06  1953 30.21  17 51.66   66 54.02  12.93  0.17  0.62  0.39        4.20  4.20D 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                         
  57   57  12.8  PR1  221  14  29  30  13  54     Q  PPP   0.00  0.00     15.00  0.11 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         4.20  15.00  0.11 Z        4.20  15.00  0.11 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 12.8  10 128 EP- 1  33.38  3.17  3.23 0.00 -0.06  0.87     0.050                                        
GBPR PR HH2  A 12.8  10 128 ES  1  36.10  5.89  5.75 0.00  0.14  0.87S    0.146                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 19.4 309 114 EP+ 1  34.35  4.14  4.10 0.00  0.04  0.87     0.080                                        
MLPR PR HH1  A 19.4 309 114 ES  1  37.38  7.17  7.30 0.00 -0.13  0.87S    0.120                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 21.0  11 112 IPU    34.56  4.35  4.32 0.00  0.03  1.74     0.117                                        
PR05 GS HH2  A 21.0  11 112 ES  1  38.33  8.12  7.69 0.00  0.43  0.79S    0.126                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 21.8  39 111 IPD    34.58  4.37  4.43 0.00 -0.06  1.74     0.146                                        
PR02 GS HH1  A 21.8  39 111 ES  1  38.29  8.08  7.89 0.00  0.19  0.87S    0.133                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 23.1 351 109 IPU    34.67  4.46  4.63 0.00 -0.17  1.74     0.119                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 23.1 351 109 ES  1  38.31  8.10  8.24 0.00 -0.14  0.87S    0.144                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 26.2 318 106 EP+ 1  35.15  4.94  5.07 0.00 -0.13  0.87     0.054                                        
PR01 GS HH2  A 26.2 318 106 ES  1  38.54  8.33  9.02 0.00 -0.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 27.4 306 105 IPU    35.49  5.28  5.26 0.00  0.02  1.74     0.317                                        
CRPR PR HH2  A 27.4 306 105 ES  1  39.35  9.14  9.36 0.00 -0.22  0.87S    0.119                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A 27.6  61 105 IPD    35.36  5.15  5.29 0.00 -0.14  1.74     0.220 0.55 178   4.05 Z                      
PR04 GS HH2  A 27.6  61 105 ES  1  39.76  9.55  9.42 0.00  0.13  0.87S    0.116                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 37.1  57 100 EP- 1  36.73  6.52  6.72 0.00 -0.20  0.87     0.042 0.87 187   3.95 Z                      
OBIP PR BHE  A 37.1  57 100 ES  1  42.04 11.83 11.96 0.00 -0.13  0.87S    0.107                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 39.7  85  66 IPD    37.28  7.07  7.09 0.00 -0.02  1.74     0.350 0.55 172   4.09 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 39.7  85  66 ES  1  43.09 12.88 12.62 0.00  0.26  0.87S    0.124                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 41.4  55  66 IPD    37.28  7.07  7.34 0.00 -0.27  1.74     0.154 0.55 187   4.17 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 41.4  55  66 ES  1  43.05 12.84 13.07 0.00 -0.23  0.87S    0.133                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 47.2 327  66 IPU    38.47  8.26  8.14 0.00  0.12  1.74     0.272                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 47.2 327  66 ES  1  44.20 13.99 14.49 0.00 -0.50  0.38S    0.045                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 55.9  16  66 IPU    39.59  9.38  9.38 0.00  0.00  1.73     0.181 0.55 188   4.19 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 55.9  16  66 ES  1  46.61 16.40 16.70 0.00 -0.30  0.86S    0.257                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 70.7 342  66 IPU    42.02 11.81 11.46 0.00  0.35  1.27     0.127 0.55 185   4.20 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 70.7 342  66 ES  1  51.22 21.01 20.40 0.00  0.61* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 76.2  48  55 IPD    42.54 12.33 12.18 0.00  0.15  1.00     0.065 0.55 186   4.21 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 76.2  48  55 ES  1  52.16 21.95 21.68 0.00  0.27  0.50S    0.059                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 78.7  29  55 IPD    43.45 13.24 12.49 0.00  0.75* 0.00     0.000 0.55 201   4.28 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 78.7  29  55 ES  1  53.51 23.30 22.23 0.00  1.07* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 83.4 315  55 IPD    43.87 13.66 13.09 0.00  0.57* 0.01     0.000 0.58 184   4.18 Z                      
SJG  IU BHZ  A 84.2  70  55 IPD    43.78 13.57 13.19 0.00  0.38  0.59     0.029 0.73 169   4.00 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 84.2  70  55 ES  1  55.15 24.94 23.48 0.00  1.46* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 84.9  82  55 IPD    43.88 13.67 13.28 0.00  0.39  0.56     0.035 0.55 189   4.23 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 84.9  82  55 ES  1  55.77 25.56 23.64 0.00  1.92* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 99.7  60  55 IPD    45.90 15.69 15.15 0.00  0.54* 0.01     0.000 0.55 215   4.36 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 99.7  60  55 ES  1  57.72 27.51 26.97 0.00  0.54* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A115.6  74  55 IPD    48.24 18.03 17.17 0.00  0.86* 0.00     0.000 0.55 206   4.34 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A115.6  74  55 ES  1  63.46 33.25 30.56 0.00  2.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A145.1  79  55 IPD    52.94 22.73 20.91 0.00  1.82* 0.00     0.000 0.55 196   4.33 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A145.1  79  55 ES  1  70.48 40.27 37.22 0.00  3.05* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A178.3  73  55 EP+ 1  57.63 27.42 25.10 0.00  2.32* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH1  A178.3  73  55 ES  1  78.57 48.36 44.68 0.00  3.68* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SADR DR BHZ  A202.4 281  55 EP+ 1  60.79 30.58 28.15 0.00  2.43* 0.00     0.000                                        
SADR DR BHN  A202.4 281  55 ES  1  84.50 54.29 50.11 0.00  4.18* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HIDR DR BHZ  A208.3 294  55 EP+ 1  62.06 31.85 28.90 0.00  2.95* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A212.8  74  55 EP+ 2  63.44 33.23 29.48 0.00  3.75* 0.00     0.000 0.55 176   4.31 Z                      
HMDR DR BHZ  A281.7 292  55 EP+ 1  71.62 41.41 38.19 0.00  3.22* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHN  A281.7 292  55 ES  1 102.15 71.94 67.98 0.00  3.96* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SMDR PR BHZ  A288.7 304  55 EP- 2  74.91 44.70 39.08 0.00  5.62* 0.00     0.000                                        
SDD  DR BHZ  A326.2 283  55 EP+ 2  77.85 47.64 43.82 0.00  3.82* 0.00     0.000                                        
SDD  DR BHN  A326.2 283  55 ES  1 112.75 82.54 78.00 0.00  4.54* 0.00S    0.000                                        
   3 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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