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: III in Rincón, PR
Date: September 11, 2022 18:57:09 UTC
September 11, 2022 14:57:09 Hora Local
Region: Western Puerto Rico
Distances: 22.88 Km Southwest of Rincón,PR
26.19 Km South-Southeast of Desecheo,PR
28.63 Km West of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.38 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.1743 Longitude: -67.361
Depth: 15 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-09-11 15:20:23
ID: 20220911185708

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-09-11 15:20:29 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 11, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 14:57:09
LATITUDE: 18.1743 N
LONGITUDE: 67.361 W
LOCATION: 22.9 Km Southwest of Rincón,PR
28.6 Km West of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 15 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.38 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Rincón, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-09-11 15:20:29
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Moca and Rincón with a maximum intensity of III (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                            
2022-09-11  1857  9.08  18 10.46   67 21.66  15.92  0.32  0.74  1.03        3.38  3.38D 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  23.4  PR1  136  17  24  33  16  48     Q  PPP   0.00  0.00     12.00  0.16 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.38  12.00  0.16 Z        3.38  12.00  0.16 D                                                

REGION= West 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  
PRSN PR HHZ  A 23.4  78 109 EP+ 1  13.94  4.86  4.79 0.00  0.07  0.84     0.056 0.55  73   3.21 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 23.4  78 109 ES  1  17.95  8.87  8.53 0.00  0.34  0.84S    0.190                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 25.9 335 105 IPD    14.25  5.17  5.13 0.00  0.04  1.68     0.379 0.58  73   3.20 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 25.9 335 105 ES  1  18.37  9.29  9.13 0.00  0.16  0.84S    0.204                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 32.4 124  99 EP+ 1  14.93  5.85  6.03 0.00 -0.18  0.84     0.051 0.55  69   3.22 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 32.4 124  99 ES  1  20.12 11.04 10.73 0.00  0.31  0.84S    0.112                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 34.7 116  98 IPD    15.15  6.07  6.34 0.00 -0.27  1.68     0.164                                        
PR01 GS HH1  A 34.7 116  98 ES  1  20.32 11.24 11.29 0.00 -0.05  0.84S    0.094                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 40.5 124  95 EP+ 1  15.89  6.81  7.15 0.00 -0.34  0.84     0.047 0.55  70   3.28 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 40.5 124  95 ES  1  21.53 12.45 12.73 0.00 -0.28  0.84S    0.099                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 41.8  39  95 IPU    16.27  7.19  7.34 0.00 -0.15  1.68     0.235 0.55  71   3.29 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 41.8  39  95 ES  1  21.75 12.67 13.07 0.00 -0.40  0.84S    0.197                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 46.3 104  94 EP+ 1  16.89  7.81  7.97 0.00 -0.16  0.84     0.028                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 46.3 104  94 ES  1  23.64 14.56 14.19 0.00  0.37  0.84S    0.075                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 54.8 104  93 EP- 1  18.23  9.15  9.17 0.00 -0.02  0.84     0.027                                        
PR05 GS HH1  A 54.8 104  93 ES  1  25.88 16.80 16.32 0.00  0.48  0.84S    0.071                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 55.6 113  93 IPU    18.25  9.17  9.27 0.00 -0.10  1.68     0.133 0.58  86   3.46 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 55.6 113  93 ES  1  25.68 16.60 16.50 0.00  0.10  0.84S    0.074                                        
IMPR PR HHZ  A 61.3 260  92 EP+ 1  18.69  9.61 10.08 0.00 -0.47  0.84     0.195                                        
IMPR PR HH2  A 61.3 260  92 ES  1  27.58 18.50 17.94 0.00  0.56* 0.84S    0.390                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 67.0  73  63 IPU    19.61 10.53 10.80 0.00 -0.27  1.68     0.125 0.55  90   3.53 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 67.0  73  63 ES  1  27.68 18.60 19.22 0.00 -0.62* 0.84S    0.096                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 68.3  82  63 IPU    19.65 10.57 10.97 0.00 -0.40  1.68     0.115 0.55  78   3.40 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 68.3  82  63 ES  1  28.20 19.12 19.53 0.00 -0.41  0.84S    0.082                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 68.6 100  63 IPD    19.95 10.87 11.01 0.00 -0.14  1.68     0.129                                        
PR06 GS HH1  A 68.6 100  63 ES  1  28.24 19.16 19.60 0.00 -0.44  0.84S    0.075                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 81.2 100  63 IPD    21.96 12.88 12.60 0.00  0.28  1.68     0.129                                        
OBIP PR BHE  A 81.2 100  63 ES  1  31.77 22.69 22.43 0.00  0.26  0.84S    0.075                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 83.5  97  63 EP+ 1  21.85 12.77 12.89 0.00 -0.12  0.84     0.030 0.55  72   3.35 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 83.5  97  63 ES  1  32.48 23.40 22.94 0.00  0.46  0.84S    0.074                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 93.9 109  63 EP+ 2  24.18 15.10 14.21 0.00  0.89* 0.01     0.000                                        
ICMP PR HH2  A 93.9 109  63 ES  2  35.82 26.74 25.29 0.00  1.45* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 94.1  68  63 IPU    23.92 14.84 14.23 0.00  0.61* 1.59     0.120 0.55  96   3.62 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 94.1  68  63 ES  1  34.89 25.81 25.33 0.00  0.48  0.79S    0.094                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A106.8  81  63 EP- 1  25.28 16.20 15.84 0.00  0.36  0.66     0.018 0.55  90   3.58 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A106.8  81  63 ES  1  38.19 29.11 28.20 0.00  0.91* 0.01S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A128.3  92  63 EP+ 2  28.95 19.87 18.57 0.00  1.30* 0.00     0.000                                        
SJG  IU BH1  A128.3  92  63 ES  2  43.47 34.39 33.05 0.00  1.34* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A134.8  99  63 EP+ 2  29.98 20.90 19.38 0.00  1.52* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH2  A134.8  99  63 ES  2  45.39 36.31 34.50 0.00  1.81* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A160.1  91  63 EP+ 1  33.32 24.24 22.58 0.00  1.66* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH1  A160.1  91  63 ES  1  50.38 41.30 40.19 0.00  1.11* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A191.6  92  63 EP+ 2  38.08 29.00 26.57 0.00  2.43* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HH2  A191.6  92  63 ES  2  59.42 50.34 47.29 0.00  3.05* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A220.3  85  63 EP+ 2  40.44 31.36 30.21 0.00  1.15* 0.00     0.000 0.55 111   3.89 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A220.3  85  63 ES  2  64.17 55.09 53.77 0.00  1.32* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A224.0 288  63 EP+ 3  40.95 31.87 30.67 0.00  1.20* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHN  A224.0 288  63 ES  3  66.11 57.03 54.59 0.00  2.44* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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