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 Rio Grande, PR
Date: October 22, 2022 20:18:01 UTC
October 22, 2022 16:18:01 Hora Local
Region: Central Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 4.08 Km Northwest of Aguas Buenas,PR
7.15 Km South-Southeast of Guaynabo,PR
15.02 Km Southwest of San Juan,PR
Magnitude: 3.34 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.2851 Longitude: -66.1461
Depth: 20 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-10-22 16:56:40
ID: 20221022201800

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-10-22 16:56:47 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: October 22, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 16:18:01
LATITUDE: 18.2851 N
LONGITUDE: 66.1461 W
LOCATION: 4.1 Km Northwest of Aguas Buenas,PR
15 Km Southwest of San Juan,PR
DEPTH: 20 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.34 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Rio Grande, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-10-22 16:56:47
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Río Grande 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                            
2022-10-22  2018  1.58  18 17.11   66  8.77  20.02  0.25  0.49  0.84        3.34  3.34D 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                         
  52   52   7.1  PR1  130  11  26  34  17  52     Q  PPI   0.00  0.00     18.00  0.17 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.34  18.00  0.17 Z        3.34  18.00  0.17 D                                                

REGION= Central 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  
GCPR PR HHZ  A  7.1  68 154 EP+ 1   5.11  3.53  3.53 0.00  0.00  1.34     0.200 0.55  57   2.89 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A  7.1  68 154 ES  1   7.91  6.33  6.28 0.00  0.05  1.34S    0.557                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 19.2 182 119 EP+ 1   6.22  4.64  4.57 0.00  0.07  1.34     0.088 0.73  56   2.82 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 19.2 182 119 ES  1   9.80  8.22  8.13 0.00  0.09  1.34S    0.352                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 23.2 280 109 EP+ 1   6.30  4.72  5.03 0.00 -0.31  1.34     0.075 0.55  70   3.17 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 23.2 280 109 ES  1  10.27  8.69  8.95 0.00 -0.26  1.34S    0.173                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 35.2 116  90 EP+ 1   7.89  6.31  6.53 0.00 -0.22  1.34     0.161 0.55  57   3.06 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 35.2 116  90 ES  1  12.88 11.30 11.62 0.00 -0.32  1.34S    0.262                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 35.6 173  90 EP+ 1   7.89  6.31  6.58 0.00 -0.27  1.34     0.082 0.55  64   3.17 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 35.6 173  90 ES  1  12.81 11.23 11.71 0.00 -0.48  1.34S    0.213                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 45.7 298  90 EP+ 1   9.37  7.79  7.86 0.00 -0.07  1.34     0.138 0.55  86   3.47 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 45.7 298  90 ES  1  15.64 14.06 13.99 0.00  0.07  1.34S    0.224                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 51.4 244  90 EP- 1   9.96  8.38  8.57 0.00 -0.19  1.34     0.041 0.55  62   3.18 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 51.4 244  90 ES  1  16.42 14.84 15.25 0.00 -0.41  1.34S    0.096                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 55.6 242  90 EP- 1  10.68  9.10  9.10 0.00  0.00  1.33     0.040 0.87  76   3.17 Z                      
OBIP PR BHE  A 55.6 242  90 ES  1  17.65 16.07 16.20 0.00 -0.13  1.33S    0.098                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 59.8 223  90 IPU    11.52  9.94  9.63 0.00  0.31  2.55     0.169                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 59.8 223  90 ES  1  18.81 17.23 17.14 0.00  0.09  1.28S    0.130                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 60.8 267  90 EP- 1  11.31  9.73  9.77 0.00 -0.04  1.26     0.053 0.55  83   3.45 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 60.8 267  90 ES  1  18.75 17.17 17.39 0.00 -0.22  1.26S    0.081                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 64.6 277  90 EP+ 1  11.88 10.30 10.25 0.00  0.05  1.17     0.060 0.55  73   3.34 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 64.6 277  90 ES  1  19.42 17.84 18.24 0.00 -0.40  1.17S    0.088                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A 66.1 108  90 EP+ 1  12.29 10.71 10.44 0.00  0.27  1.13     0.128 0.55  72   3.33 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A 66.1 108  90 ES  1  20.27 18.69 18.58 0.00  0.11  1.13S    0.209                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 66.3 248  90 EP- 1  12.01 10.43 10.46 0.00 -0.03  1.12     0.030                                        
PR06 GS HH2  A 66.3 248  90 ES  1  20.24 18.66 18.62 0.00  0.04  1.12S    0.064                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 72.6 246  90 IPU    13.25 11.67 11.26 0.00  0.41  1.82     0.078                                        
PR02 GS HH1  A 72.6 246  90 ES  1  21.64 20.06 20.04 0.00  0.02  0.91S    0.043                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 80.1 251  90 EP+ 1  14.29 12.71 12.20 0.00  0.51* 0.62     0.009                                        
PR05 GS HH2  A 80.1 251  90 ES  1  23.50 21.92 21.72 0.00  0.20  0.62S    0.018                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 84.8 247  90 EP+ 1  14.94 13.36 12.81 0.00  0.55* 0.37     0.003 0.58  73   3.34 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 84.8 247  90 ES  1  24.52 22.94 22.80 0.00  0.14  0.43S    0.009                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 87.2 255  90 EP+ 1  15.35 13.77 13.11 0.00  0.66* 0.04     0.000 0.55  77   3.41 Z                      
PR03 GS HH1  A 87.2 255  90 ES  1  25.26 23.68 23.34 0.00  0.34  0.35S    0.005                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A 91.3  88  90 EP+ 1  15.74 14.16 13.63 0.00  0.53* 0.20     0.005 0.55  83   3.49 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A 91.3  88  90 ES  1  26.64 25.06 24.26 0.00  0.80* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A101.3 250  90 EP+ 1  17.18 15.60 14.89 0.00  0.71* 0.00     0.000 0.55  85   3.52 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A101.3 250  90 ES  1  27.92 26.34 26.50 0.00 -0.16  0.02S    0.000                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A101.4 255  90 EP+ 1  17.10 15.52 14.90 0.00  0.62* 0.01     0.000 0.55  82   3.49 Z                      
PR01 GS HH1  A101.4 255  90 ES  1  28.61 27.03 26.52 0.00  0.51* 0.02S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A104.0 282  90 EP+ 1  17.38 15.80 15.23 0.00  0.57* 0.00     0.000 0.55  94   3.61 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A104.0 282  90 ES  1  30.02 28.44 27.11 0.00  1.33* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A105.9 267  90 EP+ 2  18.49 16.91 15.47 0.00  1.44* 0.00     0.000                                        
PRSN PR HH1  A105.9 267  90 ES  2  30.16 28.58 27.54 0.00  1.04* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A106.5 254  90 EP+ 1  17.96 16.38 15.55 0.00  0.83* 0.00     0.000 0.55  86   3.54 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A106.5 254  90 ES  1  30.28 28.70 27.68 0.00  1.02* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A126.0  86  90 EP+ 2  20.85 19.27 18.02 0.00  1.25* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH2  A126.0  86  90 ES  2  35.56 33.98 32.08 0.00  1.90* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A140.0 275  90 EP+ 2  22.79 21.21 19.79 0.00  1.42* 0.00     0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHE  A140.0 275  90 ES  2  39.15 37.57 35.23 0.00  2.34* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A157.8 111  90 EP- 1  26.50 24.92 22.04 0.00  2.88* 0.00     0.000                                        
CDVI PR HH1  A157.8 111  90 ES  1  45.27 43.69 39.23 0.00  4.46* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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