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 Yauco, PR
Date: August 09, 2022 17:07:35 UTC
August 09, 2022 13:07:35 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 8.18 Km East of Guánica,PR
10.31 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
26.59 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.61 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9763 Longitude: -66.8395
Depth: 16 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 13:38:26
ID: 20220809170735

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-08-09 13:38:31 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: August 09, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 13:07:35
LATITUDE: 17.9763 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8395 W
LOCATION: 8.2 Km East of Guánica,PR
26.6 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 16 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.61 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Yauco, 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 13:38:31
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 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                            
2022-08-09  1707 35.50  17 58.58   66 50.37  16.03  0.17  0.41  0.31        3.61  3.61D                                
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  50   50   4.2  PR1  162  15  26  37  18  50     Q  PPT   0.00  0.00     11.00  0.04 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.61  11.00  0.04 Z        3.61  11.00  0.04 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  4.2 268 162 EP- 1  38.35  2.85  2.86 0.00 -0.01  1.10     0.081                                        
GBPR PR HH1  A  4.2 268 162 ES  1  40.64  5.14  5.09 0.00  0.05  1.10S    0.202                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A  8.1 345 147 EP- 1  38.74  3.24  3.09 0.00  0.15  1.10     0.050                                        
PR05 GS HH1  A  8.1 345 147 ES  1  41.29  5.79  5.50 0.00  0.29  1.10S    0.200                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A  8.4  61 146 EP- 1  38.62  3.12  3.11 0.00  0.01  1.10     0.058                                        
PR02 GS HH1  A  8.4  61 146 ES  1  41.08  5.58  5.54 0.00  0.04  1.10S    0.188                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 14.4 314 128 EP+ 1  39.16  3.66  3.69 0.00 -0.03  1.10     0.045                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 14.4 314 128 ES  1  41.99  6.49  6.57 0.00 -0.08  1.10S    0.141                                        
PR04 GS HHZ  A 17.9  89 119 EP+ 1  39.51  4.01  4.10 0.00 -0.09  1.10     0.073                                        
PR04 GS HH1  A 17.9  89 119 ES  1  42.98  7.48  7.30 0.00  0.18  1.10S    0.141                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 21.7 269 112 EP- 1  39.94  4.44  4.57 0.00 -0.13  1.10     0.102                                        
MLPR PR HH1  A 21.7 269 112 ES  1  43.47  7.97  8.13 0.00 -0.16  1.10S    0.157                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 25.0 285 107 EP- 1  40.47  4.97  5.01 0.00 -0.04  1.10     0.077                                        
PR01 GS HH1  A 25.0 285 107 ES  1  44.20  8.70  8.92 0.00 -0.22  1.10S    0.119                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 25.8  73 106 EP+ 1  40.49  4.99  5.12 0.00 -0.13  1.10     0.056                                        
OBIP PR BHN  A 25.8  73 106 ES  1  44.49  8.99  9.11 0.00 -0.12  1.10S    0.108                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 28.8 277 103 EP- 1  41.04  5.54  5.53 0.00  0.01  1.10     0.099                                        
CRPR PR HH2  A 28.8 277 103 ES  1  45.09  9.59  9.84 0.00 -0.25  1.10S    0.146                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 29.6  68 102 EP- 1  41.03  5.53  5.65 0.00 -0.12  1.10     0.054                                        
CELP PR HH1  A 29.6  68 102 ES  1  45.33  9.83 10.06 0.00 -0.23  1.10S    0.108                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 33.1  22  99 EP+ 1  41.59  6.09  6.12 0.00 -0.03  1.10     0.058 0.55 109   3.64 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 33.1  22  99 ES  1  46.08 10.58 10.89 0.00 -0.31  1.10S    0.209                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 34.6 106  98 EP+ 1  41.80  6.30  6.33 0.00 -0.03  1.10     0.133                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 34.6 106  98 ES  1  46.84 11.34 11.27 0.00  0.07  1.10S    0.215                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 41.9 310  95 EP+ 1  42.96  7.46  7.35 0.00  0.11  1.10     0.068                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 41.9 310  95 ES  1  48.72 13.22 13.08 0.00  0.14  1.10S    0.141                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 42.0  12  95 EP+ 1  42.94  7.44  7.36 0.00  0.08  1.10     0.064 0.55 128   3.83 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 42.0  12  95 ES  1  48.47 12.97 13.10 0.00 -0.13  1.10S    0.225                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 61.5 333  63 EP+ 1  45.95 10.45 10.10 0.00  0.35  1.03     0.106 0.55  94   3.57 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 61.5 333  63 ES  1  53.93 18.43 17.98 0.00  0.45  0.73S    0.117                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 63.1  53  63 EP- 1  45.85 10.35 10.30 0.00  0.05  1.00     0.088 0.55  98   3.61 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 63.1  53  63 ES  1  53.49 17.99 18.33 0.00 -0.34  1.00S    0.166                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 64.4  30  63 EP+ 1  46.64 11.14 10.47 0.00  0.67* 0.00     0.000 0.55  99   3.62 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 64.4  30  63 ES  1  55.01 19.51 18.64 0.00  0.87* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 74.5  78  63 EP- 1  47.49 11.99 11.75 0.00  0.24  0.69     0.053 0.73 104   3.55 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 74.5  78  63 ES  1  56.65 21.15 20.91 0.00  0.23  0.69S    0.087                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 77.6  90  63 EP- 1  48.08 12.58 12.14 0.00  0.44  0.47     0.029 0.55  75   3.38 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 77.6  90  63 ES  1  57.91 22.41 21.61 0.00  0.80* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 80.3 305  63 EP+ 1  48.92 13.42 12.48 0.00  0.94* 0.00     0.000 0.58 108   3.69 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A 80.3 305  63 ES  1  58.98 23.48 22.21 0.00  1.27* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 88.1  65  63 EP- 1  49.37 13.87 13.46 0.00  0.41  0.25     0.005 0.55  95   3.61 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 88.1  65  63 ES  1  59.83 24.33 23.96 0.00  0.37  0.26S    0.011                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A106.5  79  63 EP+ 1  52.22 16.72 15.79 0.00  0.93* 0.00     0.000 0.55  92   3.60 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A106.5  79  63 ES  1  65.05 29.55 28.11 0.00  1.44* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A136.9  84  63 EP+ 1  56.84 21.34 19.65 0.00  1.69* 0.00     0.000 0.55  99   3.70 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A136.9  84  63 ES  1  72.92 37.42 34.98 0.00  2.44* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A168.8  77  63 EP+ 1  61.97 26.47 23.68 0.00  2.79* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH1  A168.8  77  63 ES  1  81.62 46.12 42.15 0.00  3.97* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SADR DR BHZ  A206.8 277  63 EP+ 1  69.14 33.64 28.49 0.00  5.15* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A283.3 289  63 EP+ 1  78.22 42.72 38.17 0.00  4.55* 0.00     0.000                                        

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