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Estimated Maximum Intensity: | III in Lajas, PR |
Date: |
August 17, 2022 10:47:46 UTC August 17, 2022 06:47:46 Hora Local |
Region: | Southwest Region of Puerto Rico |
Distances: |
8.52 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR 12.61 Km West-Southeast of Guánica,PR 30.7 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR |
Magnitude: | 3.26 Md |
Location: | Latitude: 17.9416 Longitude: -67.0163 |
Depth: | 7 Km |
Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
Issued Date & Time | 2022-08-17 07:33:37 |
ID: | 20220817104746 |
Epicentral Map
BULLETIN 2 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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DATE: | August 17, 2022 |
LOCAL TIME: | 06:47:46 |
LATITUDE: | 17.9416 N |
LONGITUDE: | 67.0163 W |
LOCATION: |
8.5 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR
30.7 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR |
DEPTH: | 7 Km |
MAGNITUDE: | 3.26 Md |
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | III in Lajas, PR |
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2022-08-17 07:33:52 |
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
minor earthquake was reported as
felt in Lajas 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. |
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Technical Information
YEAR MO DA --ORIGIN-- --LAT N- --LON W-- DEPTH RMS ERH ERZ XMAG FMAG PMAG INT 2022-08-17 1047 46.46 17 56.50 67 0.98 7.30 0.12 0.54 0.26 3.26 3.26D 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 48 48 11.6 PR1 220 19 22 28 12 43 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 3.26 13.00 0.08 Z 3.26 13.00 0.08 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 PR01 GS HHZ A 11.6 333 117 IPU 49.23 2.77 2.67 0.00 0.10 1.70 0.358 PR01 GS HH2 A 11.6 333 117 ES 1 51.09 4.63 4.75 0.00 -0.12 0.85S 0.196 GBPR PR HHZ A 15.0 75 111 IPD 49.66 3.20 3.22 0.00 -0.02 1.70 0.359 0.58 57 2.91 Z GBPR PR HH1 A 15.0 75 111 ES 1 52.28 5.82 5.73 0.00 0.09 0.85S 0.175 PR03 GS HHZ A 16.1 31 109 IPD 49.75 3.29 3.41 0.00 -0.12 1.70 0.239 PR03 GS HH1 A 16.1 31 109 ES 1 52.44 5.98 6.07 0.00 -0.09 0.85S 0.310 PR05 GS HHZ A 20.2 54 57 EP- 1 50.49 4.03 4.11 0.00 -0.08 0.85 0.024 PR05 GS HH2 A 20.2 54 57 ES 1 54.05 7.59 7.32 0.00 0.27 0.85S 0.155 PR02 GS HHZ A 27.3 73 57 IPD 51.62 5.16 5.20 0.00 -0.04 1.70 0.162 PR02 GS HH2 A 27.3 73 57 ES 1 55.59 9.13 9.26 0.00 -0.13 0.85S 0.093 PR06 GS HHZ A 33.4 67 57 EP- 1 52.49 6.03 6.14 0.00 -0.11 0.85 0.032 PR06 GS HH2 A 33.4 67 57 ES 1 57.69 11.23 10.93 0.00 0.30 0.77S 0.088 PRSN PR HHZ A 33.4 337 57 IPU 52.65 6.19 6.14 0.00 0.05 1.70 0.223 PRSN PR HH1 A 33.4 337 57 ES 1 58.08 11.62 10.93 0.00 0.69* 0.00S 0.000 PR04 GS HHZ A 36.9 83 57 EP- 1 53.21 6.75 6.67 0.00 0.08 0.85 0.062 PR04 GS HH2 A 36.9 83 57 ES 1 58.46 12.00 11.87 0.00 0.13 0.85S 0.089 OBIP PR BHZ A 44.9 75 57 EP- 1 54.32 7.86 7.91 0.00 -0.05 0.85 0.044 0.87 64 3.00 Z OBIP PR BHE A 44.9 75 57 ES 1 60.49 14.03 14.08 0.00 -0.05 0.85S 0.090 UUPR PR HHZ A 46.6 42 57 EP- 1 54.53 8.07 8.17 0.00 -0.10 0.85 0.025 0.55 78 3.38 Z UUPR PR HH1 A 46.6 42 57 ES 1 60.21 13.75 14.54 0.00 -0.79* 0.00S 0.000 CELP PR HHZ A 48.6 72 57 IPD 54.81 8.35 8.48 0.00 -0.13 1.70 0.156 0.55 66 3.23 Z CELP PR HH1 A 48.6 72 57 ES 1 61.62 15.16 15.09 0.00 0.07 0.85S 0.095 ICMP PR HHZ A 52.3 96 57 EP+ 1 55.74 9.28 9.04 0.00 0.24 0.85 0.109 0.55 60 3.15 Z ICMP PR HH1 A 52.3 96 57 ES 1 63.07 16.61 16.09 0.00 0.52* 0.00S 0.000 AOPR PR HHZ A 52.7 31 57 IPD 55.44 8.98 9.12 0.00 -0.14 1.70 0.118 0.55 74 3.34 Z AOPR PR HH2 A 52.7 31 57 ES 1 62.13 15.67 16.23 0.00 -0.56* 0.00S 0.000 AGPR PR HHZ A 59.1 351 57 IPU 56.69 10.23 10.09 0.00 0.14 1.64 0.165 0.55 62 3.19 Z AGPR PR HH1 A 59.1 351 57 ES 1 64.46 18.00 17.96 0.00 0.04 0.82S 0.218 IDE PR EHZ A 68.4 316 50 IPD 57.88 11.42 11.52 0.00 -0.10 1.34 0.254 0.58 73 3.32 Z IDE PR EHN A 68.4 316 50 ES 1 66.93 20.47 20.51 0.00 -0.04 0.67S 0.116 EMPR PR HHZ A 78.5 40 50 IPD 60.00 13.54 12.95 0.00 0.59* 0.00 0.000 0.55 66 3.26 Z EMPR PR HH1 A 78.5 40 50 ES 1 70.05 23.59 23.05 0.00 0.54* 0.00S 0.000 ECPR PR HHZ A 80.8 58 50 EP- 1 59.67 13.21 13.27 0.00 -0.06 0.37 0.005 0.55 73 3.36 Z ECPR PR HH2 A 80.8 58 50 ES 1 69.96 23.50 23.62 0.00 -0.12 0.37S 0.024 SJG IU BHZ A 93.7 78 44 EP- 1 61.64 15.18 14.91 0.00 0.27 0.09 0.000 0.73 69 3.20 Z SJG IU BH1 A 93.7 78 44 ES 1 72.85 26.39 26.54 0.00 -0.15 0.09S 0.001 IGPR PR HHZ A 96.4 88 44 EP- 1 62.35 15.89 15.26 0.00 0.63* 0.00 0.000 IGPR PR HH2 A 96.4 88 44 ES 1 75.48 29.02 27.16 0.00 1.86* 0.00S 0.000 GCPR PR HHZ A106.8 67 44 IPU 63.56 17.10 16.57 0.00 0.53* 0.00 0.000 0.55 65 3.28 Z GCPR PR HH2 A106.8 67 44 ES 1 74.94 28.48 29.49 0.00 -1.01* 0.00S 0.000 HUMP PR HHZ A125.6 79 44 EP+ 1 66.65 20.19 18.96 0.00 1.23* 0.00 0.000 HUMP PR HH2 A125.6 79 44 ES 1 81.82 35.36 33.75 0.00 1.61* 0.00S 0.000 MTP PR HHZ A156.0 83 44 EP- 1 70.94 24.48 22.80 0.00 1.68* 0.00 0.000 0.55 121 3.90 Z 5 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.
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