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: IV in Guayanilla, PR
Date: August 09, 2022 13:12:04 UTC
August 09, 2022 09:12:04 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 8.42 Km East of Guánica,PR
10.08 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
26.3 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.75 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9773 Longitude: -66.8371
Depth: 15 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-08-09 10:00:07
ID: 20220809131204

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-08-09 10:00:15 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: August 09, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 09:12:04
LATITUDE: 17.9773 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8371 W
LOCATION: 8.4 Km East of Guánica,PR
26.3 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 15 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.75 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Guayanilla, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-08-09 10:00:15
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Central region of Puerto Rico, the Western region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of IV (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                            
2022-08-09  1312  4.16  17 58.64   66 50.23  15.09  0.16  0.38  0.53        3.75  3.75D IV                               
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  56   56   4.5  PR1  161  14  27  36  17  54     Q  PPX   0.00  0.00     13.00  0.08 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.75  13.00  0.08 Z        3.75  13.00  0.08 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  
GBPR PR HHZ  A  4.5 267 159 IPD     6.99  2.83  2.74 0.00  0.09  1.63     0.230                                        
GBPR PR HH1  A  4.5 267 159 ES  1   9.27  5.11  4.88 0.00  0.23  0.81S    0.196                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A  8.1 343 145 EP- 1   7.27  3.11  2.98 0.00  0.13  0.81     0.043                                        
PR05 GS HH2  A  8.1 343 145 ES  1   9.34  5.18  5.30 0.00 -0.12  0.81S    0.197                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A  8.1  61 145 IPD     7.25  3.09  2.98 0.00  0.11  1.63     0.189                                        
PR02 GS HH2  A  8.1  61 145 ES  1   8.78  4.62  5.30 0.00 -0.68* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 14.5 313 124 IPD     7.73  3.57  3.62 0.00 -0.05  1.63     0.107                                        
PR03 GS HH2  A 14.5 313 124 ES  1  10.34  6.18  6.44 0.00 -0.26  0.81S    0.109                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A 17.6  89 116 IPU     8.16  4.00  4.00 0.00  0.00  1.63     0.158                                        
PR04 GS HH1  A 17.6  89 116 ES  1  11.25  7.09  7.12 0.00 -0.03  0.81S    0.096                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 21.9 268 107 IPD     8.57  4.41  4.56 0.00 -0.15  1.63     0.202                                        
MLPR PR HH2  A 21.9 268 107 ES  1  12.03  7.87  8.12 0.00 -0.25  0.81S    0.087                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 25.2 285 102 IPD     9.17  5.01  5.01 0.00  0.00  1.63     0.152                                        
PR01 GS HH1  A 25.2 285 102 ES  1  12.69  8.53  8.92 0.00 -0.39  0.80S    0.064                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 25.5  73 102 EP+ 1   8.95  4.79  5.05 0.00 -0.26  0.81     0.032                                        
OBIP PR BHE  A 25.5  73 102 ES  1  12.97  8.81  8.99 0.00 -0.18  0.81S    0.071                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 29.0 277  98 IPD     9.58  5.42  5.54 0.00 -0.12  1.63     0.202 0.55 107   3.60 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 29.0 277  98 ES  1  13.57  9.41  9.86 0.00 -0.45  0.52S    0.033                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 29.4  68  97 IPU     9.72  5.56  5.58 0.00 -0.02  1.63     0.128 0.55 116   3.67 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 29.4  68  97 ES  1  13.66  9.50  9.93 0.00 -0.43  0.64S    0.043                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 32.9  22  95 IPU    10.26  6.10  6.08 0.00  0.02  1.63     0.141 0.55 128   3.78 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 32.9  22  95 ES  1  14.61 10.45 10.82 0.00 -0.37  0.81S    0.126                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 34.4 106  95 IPU    10.49  6.33  6.29 0.00  0.04  1.63     0.282                                        
ICMP PR HH2  A 34.4 106  95 ES  1  15.48 11.32 11.20 0.00  0.12  0.81S    0.120                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 41.8  12  93 IPU    11.62  7.46  7.33 0.00  0.13  1.63     0.151 0.55 129   3.83 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 41.8  12  93 ES  1  17.14 12.98 13.05 0.00 -0.07  0.81S    0.132                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 42.0 310  93 IPU    11.55  7.39  7.36 0.00  0.03  1.63     0.141                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 42.0 310  93 ES  1  17.17 13.01 13.10 0.00 -0.09  0.81S    0.079                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 61.5 332  91 IPU    14.63 10.47 10.10 0.00  0.37  1.51     0.126 0.55  96   3.59 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 61.5 332  91 ES  1  22.46 18.30 17.98 0.00  0.32  0.76S    0.093                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 62.8  52  91 IPU    14.32 10.16 10.29 0.00 -0.13  1.48     0.111 0.55 100   3.63 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 62.8  52  91 ES  1  22.01 17.85 18.32 0.00 -0.47  0.38S    0.018                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 64.2  30  91 IPU    15.31 11.15 10.48 0.00  0.67* 0.00     0.000 0.55 105   3.67 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 64.2  30  91 ES  1  23.34 19.18 18.65 0.00  0.53* 0.07S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 74.3  78  63 EP- 1  16.14 11.98 11.77 0.00  0.21  0.52     0.037 0.73 111   3.61 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 74.3  78  63 ES  1  24.81 20.65 20.95 0.00 -0.30  0.52S    0.069                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 77.4  90  63 EP+ 1  16.83 12.67 12.17 0.00  0.50* 0.11     0.002                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 77.4  90  63 ES  1  26.30 22.14 21.66 0.00  0.48  0.19S    0.011                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 80.5 305  63 EP- 1  17.41 13.25 12.56 0.00  0.69* 0.00     0.000 0.58 120   3.79 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A 80.5 305  63 ES  1  27.30 23.14 22.36 0.00  0.78* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 87.8  65  63 EP- 1  17.93 13.77 13.49 0.00  0.28  0.20     0.004 0.55 111   3.75 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A 87.8  65  63 ES  1  26.80 22.64 24.01 0.00 -1.37* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A106.2  79  63 EP- 1  20.70 16.54 15.82 0.00  0.72* 0.00     0.000 0.55 109   3.75 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A106.2  79  63 ES  1  33.52 29.36 28.16 0.00  1.20* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A136.7  84  63 EP- 1  25.36 21.20 19.67 0.00  1.53* 0.00     0.000 0.55 114   3.83 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A136.7  84  63 ES  1  41.12 36.96 35.01 0.00  1.95* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A168.5  77  63 IPU    30.71 26.55 23.70 0.00  2.85* 0.00     0.000 0.55 115   3.87 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A168.5  77  63 ES  1  50.18 46.02 42.19 0.00  3.83* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A203.3  77  63 EP- 1  35.83 31.67 28.11 0.00  3.56* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH2  A203.3  77  63 ES  1  58.99 54.83 50.04 0.00  4.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SADR DR BHZ  A207.0 277  63 EP- 1  36.59 32.43 28.58 0.00  3.85* 0.00     0.000                                        
SADR DR BHE  A207.0 277  63 ES  1  59.39 55.23 50.87 0.00  4.36* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A283.5 289  63 EP- 1  45.80 41.64 38.26 0.00  3.38* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHE  A283.5 289  63 ES  1  77.85 73.69 68.10 0.00  5.59* 0.00S    0.000                                        
   2 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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