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 Tortola, BVI
Date: October 31, 2022 14:59:50 UTC
October 31, 2022 10:59:50 Hora Local
Region: Virgin Islands Platform
Distances: 34.52 Km North of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,USVI
47.3 Km Northeast of Culebra,PR
119.17 Km East-Northeast of San Juan,PR
Magnitude: 3.81 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.6491 Longitude: -65.0098
Depth: 18 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-10-31 11:21:39
ID: 20221031145947

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-10-31 11:22:08 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: October 31, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 10:59:50
LATITUDE: 18.6491 N
LONGITUDE: 65.0098 W
LOCATION: 34.5 Km North of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,USVI
119.2 Km East-Northeast of San Juan,PR
DEPTH: 18 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.81 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Tortola, BVI
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-10-31 11:22:08
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Tortola 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                            
2022-10-31  1459 50.26  18 38.95   65  0.59  18.66  0.25  0.72  0.99        3.81  3.81D 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                         
  49   49  33.3  PR1  261  18  24  26  10  49     Q  PPM   0.00  0.00     16.00  0.12 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.81  16.00  0.12 Z        3.81  16.00  0.12 D                                                

REGION= Virgin Islands Platform                                                                                        
                                                                                                                       
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  
STVI PR HHZ  A 33.3 170 107 EP+ 1  56.16  5.90  6.24 0.00 -0.34  1.47     0.291 0.55  85   3.41 Z                      
STVI PR HH1  A 33.3 170 107 ES  1  61.35 11.09 11.11 0.00 -0.02  1.47S    0.707                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A 47.5 218  63 IPU    58.59  8.33  8.17 0.00  0.16  2.95     0.130 0.55 109   3.69 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A 47.5 218  63 ES  1  65.40 15.14 14.54 0.00  0.60* 1.47S    0.246                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A 83.8 224  63 IPU    62.89 12.63 12.76 0.00 -0.13  2.95     0.132 0.55 108   3.72 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A 83.8 224  63 ES  1  72.38 22.12 22.71 0.00 -0.59* 1.47S    0.225                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A102.6 165  63 IPU    65.47 15.21 15.14 0.00  0.07  2.95     0.609 0.55  91   3.58 Z                      
CDVI PR HH1  A102.6 165  63 ES  1  77.28 27.02 26.95 0.00  0.07  1.47S    0.433                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A104.9 238  63 IPU    65.72 15.46 15.43 0.00  0.03  2.95     0.178 0.55 112   3.78 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A104.9 238  63 ES  1  76.69 26.43 27.47 0.00 -1.04* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A119.5 252  63 EP+ 1  67.18 16.92 17.28 0.00 -0.36  1.47     0.075 0.55 109   3.77 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A119.5 252  63 ES  1  81.48 31.22 30.76 0.00  0.46  1.47S    0.145                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A134.4 244  63 EP+ 1  69.35 19.09 19.16 0.00 -0.07  1.39     0.049 0.73 102   3.60 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A134.4 244  63 ES  1  84.01 33.75 34.10 0.00 -0.35  1.39S    0.141                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A138.5 238  63 EP+ 1  70.08 19.82 19.68 0.00  0.14  1.35     0.037 0.55 115   3.84 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A138.5 238  63 ES  1  85.52 35.26 35.03 0.00  0.23  1.35S    0.147                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A147.5 256  63 EP+ 1  70.80 20.54 20.82 0.00 -0.28  1.23     0.062 0.55 115   3.85 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A147.5 256  63 ES  1  86.49 36.23 37.06 0.00 -0.83* 0.72S    0.034                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A161.6 264  63 IPU    73.00 22.74 22.60 0.00  0.14  2.00     0.229 0.55 127   3.95 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A161.6 264  63 ES  1  91.48 41.22 40.23 0.00  0.99* 0.02S    0.000                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A177.6 250  63 IPD    75.06 24.80 24.64 0.00  0.16  1.37     0.060 0.55  93   3.69 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A177.6 250  63 ES  1  95.04 44.78 43.86 0.00  0.92* 0.13S    0.001                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A181.3 243  63 ES  1  98.47 48.21 44.68 0.00  3.53* 0.00S    0.000                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A181.6 249  63 EP+ 1  76.12 25.86 25.14 0.00  0.72* 0.59     0.010                                        
OBIP PR BHN  A181.6 249  63 ES  1  96.33 46.07 44.75 0.00  1.32* 0.00S    0.000                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A185.9 257  63 EP+ 1  76.04 25.78 25.69 0.00  0.09  0.52     0.011                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A185.9 257  63 ES  1  96.40 46.14 45.73 0.00  0.41  0.52S    0.018                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A187.2 260  63 EP+ 1  75.97 25.71 25.85 0.00 -0.14  0.50     0.012 0.55 123   3.95 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A187.2 260  63 ES  1  94.94 44.68 46.01 0.00 -1.33* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A192.8 251  63 EP+ 1  77.41 27.15 26.56 0.00  0.59* 0.40     0.005                                        
PR06 GS HH1  A192.8 251  63 ES  1  96.20 45.94 47.28 0.00 -1.34* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A199.0 250  63 EP+ 1  78.20 27.94 27.34 0.00  0.60* 0.29     0.002                                        
PR02 GS HH1  A199.0 250  63 ES  1 102.40 52.14 48.67 0.00  3.47* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A211.3 250  63 EP+ 1  80.06 29.80 28.90 0.00  0.90* 0.03     0.000 0.58 115   3.89 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A211.3 250  63 ES  1 102.85 52.59 51.44 0.00  1.15* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SMRT NA BHZ  A215.0 107  63 EP+ 1  77.70 27.44 29.37 0.00 -1.93* 0.00     0.000                                        
SMRT NA BHN  A215.0 107  63 ES  1  98.97 48.71 52.28 0.00 -3.57* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A222.8 266  63 EP+ 1  80.30 30.04 30.35 0.00 -0.31  0.03     0.000 0.55 117   3.94 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A222.8 266  63 ES  1 103.55 53.29 54.02 0.00 -0.73* 0.03S    0.000                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A227.9 252  63 EP+ 1  81.67 31.41 31.00 0.00  0.41  0.01     0.000 0.55 114   3.93 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A227.9 252  63 ES  1 105.47 55.21 55.18 0.00  0.03  0.01S    0.000                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A228.0 253  63 EP+ 1  81.83 31.57 31.01 0.00  0.56* 0.01     0.000                                        
PR01 GS HH1  A228.0 253  63 ES  1 106.64 56.38 55.20 0.00  1.18* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A230.6 259  63 EP+ 1  81.76 31.50 31.34 0.00  0.16  0.00     0.000                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A230.6 259  63 ES  1 106.40 56.14 55.79 0.00  0.35  0.00S    0.000                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A233.1 253  63 EP+ 1  82.36 32.10 31.66 0.00  0.44  0.00     0.000                                        
CRPR PR HH1  A233.1 253  63 ES  1 108.04 57.78 56.35 0.00  1.43* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A261.1 264  63 EP+ 1  85.23 34.97 35.21 0.00 -0.24  0.00     0.000 0.58 126   4.03 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A261.1 264  63 ES  1 111.57 61.31 62.67 0.00 -1.36* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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