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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: III in Ponce, PR
Date: September 30, 2022 12:35:38 UTC
September 30, 2022 08:35:38 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 12.16 Km South-Southeast of Juana Diaz,PR
15.53 Km West-Southeast of Santa Isabel,PR
18.44 Km Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.35 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.942 Longitude: -66.5168
Depth: 12 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-09-30 09:10:11
ID: 20220930123537

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BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 30, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 08:35:38
LATITUDE: 17.942 N
LONGITUDE: 66.5168 W
LOCATION: 12.2 Km South-Southeast of Juana Diaz,PR
18.4 Km Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 12 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.35 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Ponce, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-09-30 09:10:18
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Ponce 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.

Technical Information

YEAR MO DA  --ORIGIN--  --LAT N-  --LON W--  DEPTH   RMS   ERH   ERZ  XMAG  FMAG  PMAG  INT                            
2022-09-30  1235 38.67  17 56.52   66 31.01  12.24  0.12  0.31  0.24        3.35  3.35D 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                         
  42   42   6.3  PR1  104  15  20  29  12  40     Q  PPX   0.00  0.00     11.00  0.05 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.35  11.00  0.05 Z        3.35  11.00  0.05 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  
ICMP PR HHZ  A  6.3 190 148 IPD    41.09  2.42  2.47 0.00 -0.05  1.77     0.513                                        
ICMP PR HH2  A  6.3 190 148 ES  1  43.16  4.49  4.40 0.00  0.09  0.88S    0.267                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 14.6 320 121 IPU    42.07  3.40  3.40 0.00  0.00  1.77     0.173                                        
OBIP PR BHE  A 14.6 320 121 ES  1  44.70  6.03  6.05 0.00 -0.02  0.88S    0.155                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 16.1 336 117 IPU    42.39  3.72  3.60 0.00  0.12  1.77     0.209                                        
CELP PR HH2  A 16.1 336 117 ES  1  45.07  6.40  6.41 0.00 -0.01  0.88S    0.191                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 27.9 287 103 IPU    44.05  5.38  5.31 0.00  0.07  1.77     0.130                                        
PR02 GS HH2  A 27.9 287 103 ES  1  48.05  9.38  9.45 0.00 -0.07  0.88S    0.082                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 38.2 288  98 EP- 1  45.51  6.84  6.86 0.00 -0.02  0.88     0.032                                        
PR05 GS HH2  A 38.2 288  98 ES  1  50.97 12.30 12.21 0.00  0.09  0.88S    0.081                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 38.6 276  98 EP+ 1  45.62  6.95  6.92 0.00  0.03  0.88     0.044                                        
GBPR PR HH2  A 38.6 276  98 ES  1  50.67 12.00 12.32 0.00 -0.32  0.88S    0.096                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 40.6 329  98 IPU    45.81  7.14  7.23 0.00 -0.09  1.77     0.140 0.55  76   3.35 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 40.6 329  98 ES  1  50.81 12.14 12.87 0.00 -0.73* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 43.5  86  66 EP- 1  46.36  7.69  7.67 0.00  0.02  0.88     0.133                                        
IGPR PR HH2  A 43.5  86  66 ES  1  52.12 13.45 13.65 0.00 -0.20  0.88S    0.254                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 44.8  21  66 IPU    46.45  7.78  7.85 0.00 -0.07  1.77     0.260 0.55  73   3.32 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 44.8  21  66 ES  1  51.54 12.87 13.97 0.00 -1.10* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 51.3 331  66 IPU    47.58  8.91  8.77 0.00  0.14  1.77     0.158 0.55  81   3.42 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 51.3 331  66 ES  1  54.15 15.48 15.61 0.00 -0.13  0.88S    0.119                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 59.2 359  66 IPU    49.15 10.48  9.89 0.00  0.59* 0.18     0.002 0.55  71   3.31 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 59.2 359  66 ES  1  57.22 18.55 17.60 0.00  0.95* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 59.2 281  66 IPU    48.57  9.90  9.89 0.00  0.01  1.69     0.251                                        
PR01 GS HH2  A 59.2 281  66 ES  1  55.96 17.29 17.60 0.00 -0.31  0.85S    0.141                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 61.3  48  66 EP- 1  49.01 10.34 10.17 0.00  0.17  0.82     0.074                                        
GCPR PR HH2  A 61.3  48  66 ES  1  56.60 17.93 18.10 0.00 -0.17  0.82S    0.160                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 63.2 277  66 EP+ 1  49.28 10.61 10.44 0.00  0.17  0.80     0.060 0.55  73   3.34 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 63.2 277  66 ES  1  57.33 18.66 18.58 0.00  0.08  0.80S    0.135                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 73.1 295  66 EP+ 1  50.51 11.84 11.84 0.00  0.00  0.59     0.022                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 73.1 295  66 ES  1  59.36 20.69 21.08 0.00 -0.39  0.59S    0.054                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 74.1  72  55 EP- 1  50.87 12.20 11.98 0.00  0.22  0.56     0.047 0.55  65   3.24 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 74.1  72  55 ES  1  58.64 19.97 21.32 0.00 -1.35* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 85.6 313  55 IPU    52.66 13.99 13.44 0.00  0.55* 0.18     0.002 0.55  68   3.30 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 85.6 313  55 ES  1  63.17 24.50 23.92 0.00  0.58* 0.05S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A103.5  80  55 IPD    55.34 16.67 15.70 0.00  0.97* 0.00     0.000 0.55  84   3.51 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A103.5  80  55 ES  1  67.50 28.83 27.95 0.00  0.88* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A111.8 297  55 EP+ 1  56.51 17.84 16.75 0.00  1.09* 0.00     0.000 0.58  81   3.46 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A111.8 297  55 ES  1  69.23 30.56 29.81 0.00  0.74* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A136.7  72  55 EP- 1  60.41 21.74 19.90 0.00  1.84* 0.00     0.000 0.55  71   3.39 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A136.7  72  55 ES  1  75.25 36.58 35.42 0.00  1.16* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A171.3  74  55 EP+ 4  65.64 26.97 24.27 0.00  2.70X                0.55  91   3.66 Z                      
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