No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: IV in Isabela, PR
Date: September 12, 2022 17:21:56 UTC
September 12, 2022 13:21:56 Hora Local
Region: Northern Puerto Rico
Distances: 11.28 Km North of Quebradillas,PR
12.09 Km Northeast of Isabela,PR
33.22 Km West-Northwest of Arecibo,PR
Magnitude: 3.62 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.5423 Longitude: -66.9445
Depth: 12 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-09-12 13:47:11
ID: 20220912172155

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-09-12 13:47:15 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 12, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 13:21:56
LATITUDE: 18.5423 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9445 W
LOCATION: 11.3 Km North of Quebradillas,PR
33.2 Km West-Northwest of Arecibo,PR
DEPTH: 12 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.62 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Isabela, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-09-12 13:47:15
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Northern region of Puerto Rico and the Western region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of IV (Modified Mercalli Scale, MM). At the moment of generating this bulletin the event has not been reported as felt

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                            
2022-09-12  1721 56.48  18 32.54   66 56.67  12.35  0.20  0.45  0.55        3.62  3.62D 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                         
  57   57  19.5  PR1  206  18  28  37  16  57     Q  PPT   0.00  0.00     23.00  0.09 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.62  23.00  0.09 Z        3.62  23.00  0.09 D                                                

REGION= North 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  
AGPR PR HHZ  A 19.5 245 112 EP+ 1  60.82  4.34  4.07 0.00  0.27  1.13     0.187 0.55 112   3.58 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 19.5 245 112 ES  1  63.87  7.39  7.24 0.00  0.15  1.13S    0.301                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 29.6 137 102 EP+ 1  61.91  5.43  5.56 0.00 -0.13  1.13     0.119 0.55 107   3.60 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 29.6 137 102 ES  1  66.61 10.13  9.90 0.00  0.23  1.13S    0.266                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 39.9 143  98 EP+ 1  63.20  6.72  7.12 0.00 -0.40  1.13     0.096 0.55 103   3.63 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 39.9 143  98 ES  1  69.00 12.52 12.67 0.00 -0.15  1.13S    0.229                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 41.7 211  97 EP- 1  63.88  7.40  7.40 0.00  0.00  1.13     0.085 0.55 101   3.61 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 41.7 211  97 ES  1  69.81 13.33 13.17 0.00  0.16  1.13S    0.187                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 44.4  99  66 EP+ 1  64.35  7.87  7.79 0.00  0.08  1.13     0.138 0.55  96   3.57 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 44.4  99  66 ES  1  70.80 14.32 13.87 0.00  0.45  1.09S    0.179                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 52.7 179  66 EP+ 1  65.33  8.85  8.96 0.00 -0.11  1.13     0.032 0.55  86   3.48 Z                      
PR03 GS HH2  A 52.7 179  66 ES  1  72.75 16.27 15.95 0.00  0.32  1.13S    0.122                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 55.6 170  66 EP+ 1  65.82  9.34  9.36 0.00 -0.02  1.13     0.031                                        
PR05 GS HH1  A 55.6 170  66 ES  1  73.48 17.00 16.66 0.00  0.34  1.13S    0.115                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 57.7 194  66 EP+ 1  66.02  9.54  9.66 0.00 -0.12  1.13     0.041 0.55  91   3.53 Z                      
PR01 GS HH2  A 57.7 194  66 ES  1  73.58 17.10 17.19 0.00 -0.09  1.13S    0.132                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 57.8 253  66 EP+ 1  66.09  9.61  9.68 0.00 -0.07  1.13     0.173 0.58 137   3.88 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 57.8 253  66 ES  1  73.73 17.25 17.23 0.00  0.02  1.13S    0.303                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 58.7 156  66 EP+ 1  66.03  9.55  9.80 0.00 -0.25  1.13     0.032                                        
PR06 GS HH1  A 58.7 156  66 ES  1  73.83 17.35 17.44 0.00 -0.09  1.13S    0.102                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 61.8 197  66 EP+ 1  66.57 10.09 10.25 0.00 -0.16  1.13     0.044 0.55 102   3.64 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 61.8 197  66 ES  1  74.54 18.06 18.24 0.00 -0.18  1.13S    0.135                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 63.2 173  66 EP+ 1  66.82 10.34 10.43 0.00 -0.09  1.13     0.031 0.58 102   3.62 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 63.2 173  66 ES  1  76.02 19.54 18.57 0.00  0.97* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 64.3 190  66 EP+ 1  66.86 10.38 10.59 0.00 -0.21  1.13     0.038                                        
MLPR PR HH2  A 64.3 190  66 ES  1  75.20 18.72 18.85 0.00 -0.13  1.13S    0.130                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 64.6 143  66 EP+ 1  66.95 10.47 10.63 0.00 -0.16  1.13     0.040 0.55 134   3.89 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 64.6 143  66 ES  1  75.14 18.66 18.92 0.00 -0.26  1.13S    0.094                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 65.8 147  66 EP+ 1  67.26 10.78 10.81 0.00 -0.03  1.13     0.037 0.87 108   3.50 Z                      
OBIP PR BHN  A 65.8 147  66 ES  1  75.92 19.44 19.24 0.00  0.20  1.13S    0.096                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 66.2 111  66 EP- 1  67.17 10.69 10.87 0.00 -0.18  1.13     0.098 0.55 107   3.69 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 66.2 111  66 ES  1  75.62 19.14 19.35 0.00 -0.21  1.13S    0.137                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 85.0 148  55 EP+ 1  70.21 13.73 13.34 0.00  0.39  0.97     0.035 0.55  95   3.60 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 85.0 148  55 ES  1  81.54 25.06 23.75 0.00  1.31* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 94.5 105  55 EP+ 1  71.00 14.52 14.55 0.00 -0.03  0.76     0.057 0.55  85   3.51 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 94.5 105  55 ES  1  82.49 26.01 25.90 0.00  0.11  0.76S    0.090                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 96.6 119  55 EP- 1  71.48 15.00 14.81 0.00  0.19  0.71     0.035 0.73 102   3.56 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 96.6 119  55 ES  1  83.45 26.97 26.36 0.00  0.61* 0.04S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A109.2 125  55 EP+ 1  73.12 16.64 16.41 0.00  0.23  0.39     0.008 0.55 103   3.70 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A109.2 125  55 ES  1  86.58 30.10 29.21 0.00  0.89* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IMPR PR HHZ  A116.3 244  55 EP+ 1  74.10 17.62 17.31 0.00  0.31  0.22     0.006 0.55 114   3.80 Z                      
IMPR PR HH2  A116.3 244  55 ES  1  88.39 31.91 30.81 0.00  1.10* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A124.0 110  55 EP+ 1  75.22 18.74 18.28 0.00  0.46  0.08     0.000 0.55 103   3.72 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A124.0 110  55 ES  1  90.04 33.56 32.54 0.00  1.02* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A155.2 108  55 EP+ 1  79.19 22.71 22.23 0.00  0.48  0.00     0.000 0.55 140   4.03 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A155.2 108  55 ES  1  98.32 41.84 39.57 0.00  2.27* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A177.5  98  55 EP+ 1  81.42 24.94 25.05 0.00 -0.11  0.00     0.000 0.55 135   4.03 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A177.5  98  55 ES  1 101.15 44.67 44.59 0.00  0.08  0.00S    0.000                                        
HIDR DR BHZ  A187.0 272  55 EP+ 2  81.05 24.57 26.26 0.00 -1.69* 0.00     0.000                                        
HIDR DR BHN  A187.0 272  55 ES  2 104.27 47.79 46.74 0.00  1.05* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SADR DR BHZ  A197.8 260  55 EP+ 1  87.15 30.67 27.62 0.00  3.05* 0.00     0.000                                        
SADR DR BHN  A197.8 260  55 ES  2 109.54 53.06 49.16 0.00  3.90* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A211.1  95  55 EP+ 1  86.01 29.53 29.30 0.00  0.23  0.00     0.000 0.55 112   3.89 Z                      
STVI PR HH1  A211.1  95  55 ES  1 108.67 52.19 52.15 0.00  0.04  0.00S    0.000                                        
SMDR PR BHN  A250.5 290  55 ES  2 120.04 63.56 61.04 0.00  2.52* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A258.6 277  55 EP+ 1  93.10 36.62 35.32 0.00  1.30* 0.00     0.000 0.00 151   3.36 Z                      
HMDR DR BHN  A258.6 277  55 ES  2 122.23 65.75 62.87 0.00  2.88* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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