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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Lajas, PR
Date: November 21, 2022 09:21:59 UTC
November 21, 2022 05:21:59 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.31 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
11.81 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
32.55 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 2.95 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.951 Longitude: -66.9543
Depth: 9 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-11-21 06:08:22
ID: 20221121092158

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: November 21, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 05:21:59
LATITUDE: 17.951 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9543 W
LOCATION: 6.3 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
32.5 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 9 Km
MAGNITUDE: 2.95 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-11-21 06:08:32
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Lajas with a maximum intensity of II (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                            
2022-11-21  0921 59.93  17 57.06   66 57.26   9.02  0.12  0.42  0.66        2.95  2.95D II                               
                                                                                         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   8.4  PR1  209  17  21  26  12  42     Q  PP0   0.00  0.00     15.00  0.25 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         2.95  15.00  0.25 Z        2.95  15.00  0.25 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  
GBPR PR HHZ  A  8.4  71 125 IPD    62.32  2.39  2.33 0.00  0.06  1.66     0.394 0.58  43   2.62 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  8.4  71 125 ES  1  64.47  4.54  4.15 0.00  0.39  0.10S    0.004                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A  9.7 283 119 IPD    62.35  2.42  2.50 0.00 -0.08  1.66     0.317 0.55  25   2.15 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A  9.7 283 119 ES  1  64.61  4.68  4.45 0.00  0.23  0.83S    0.196                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 12.9   7 107 IPU    62.83  2.90  2.95 0.00 -0.05  1.66     0.174 0.55  25   2.17 Z                      
PR03 GS HH1  A 12.9   7 107 ES  1  65.29  5.36  5.25 0.00  0.11  0.83S    0.281                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 14.5  43 103 EP- 1  63.27  3.34  3.19 0.00  0.15  0.83     0.033 0.55  47   2.76 Z                      
PR05 GS HH2  A 14.5  43 103 ES  1  66.26  6.33  5.68 0.00  0.65* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 15.2 308 101 IPU    63.14  3.21  3.29 0.00 -0.08  1.66     0.139 0.55  46   2.74 Z                      
PR01 GS HH2  A 15.2 308 101 ES  1  65.56  5.63  5.86 0.00 -0.23  0.83S    0.114                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 17.5 291  98 IPD    63.55  3.62  3.65 0.00 -0.03  1.66     0.231 0.55  66   3.08 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 17.5 291  98 ES  1  66.33  6.40  6.50 0.00 -0.10  0.83S    0.089                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 20.7  70  95 EP- 1  64.08  4.15  4.13 0.00  0.02  0.83     0.061                                        
PR02 GS HH1  A 20.7  70  95 ES  1  67.39  7.46  7.35 0.00  0.11  0.83S    0.092                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 35.7 326  92 IPU    66.33  6.40  6.44 0.00 -0.04  1.66     0.147 0.55  37   2.67 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 35.7 326  92 ES  1  71.92 11.99 11.46 0.00  0.53* 0.00S    0.000                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 38.3  74  92 IPD    66.65  6.72  6.83 0.00 -0.11  1.66     0.308 0.87  52   2.79 Z                      
OBIP PR BHN  A 38.3  74  92 ES  1  72.20 12.27 12.16 0.00  0.11  0.83S    0.102                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 41.6  36  91 EP- 1  67.25  7.32  7.34 0.00 -0.02  0.83     0.033 0.55  51   2.99 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 41.6  36  91 ES  1  72.77 12.84 13.07 0.00 -0.23  0.83S    0.136                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 42.0  70  91 EP- 1  67.15  7.22  7.41 0.00 -0.19  0.83     0.067 0.55  65   3.21 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 42.0  70  91 ES  1  73.09 13.16 13.19 0.00 -0.03  0.83S    0.093                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 48.6  25  91 IPU    68.30  8.37  8.43 0.00 -0.06  1.66     0.139 0.55  76   3.36 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 48.6  25  91 ES  1  74.66 14.73 15.01 0.00 -0.28  0.83S    0.169                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 59.5 344  91 IPU    70.18 10.25 10.10 0.00  0.15  1.59     0.142 0.55  64   3.21 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 59.5 344  91 ES  1  78.43 18.50 17.98 0.00  0.52* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 72.4 312  66 IPU    72.11 12.18 11.95 0.00  0.23  1.14     0.276 0.58  54   3.05 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A 72.4 312  66 ES  1  81.42 21.49 21.27 0.00  0.22  0.57S    0.146                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 73.6  37  66 EP+ 1  72.80 12.87 12.10 0.00  0.77* 0.00     0.000 0.55  47   2.95 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 73.6  37  66 ES  1  82.34 22.41 21.54 0.00  0.87* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 74.7  56  66 EP+ 1  72.64 12.71 12.26 0.00  0.45  0.00     0.000 0.55  62   3.20 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 74.7  56  66 ES  1  81.74 21.81 21.82 0.00 -0.01  0.52S    0.104                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 89.8  88  55 EP- 1  74.77 14.84 14.24 0.00  0.60* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH2  A 89.8  88  55 ES  1  85.76 25.83 25.35 0.00  0.48  0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A100.3  66  55 EP+ 1  75.79 15.86 15.57 0.00  0.29  0.02     0.000                                        
GCPR PR HH1  A100.3  66  55 ES  1  88.04 28.11 27.71 0.00  0.40  0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A119.0  79  55 EP- 1  78.69 18.76 17.93 0.00  0.83* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH2  A119.0  79  55 ES  1  92.60 32.67 31.92 0.00  0.75* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A149.3  83  55 EP+ 1  83.63 23.70 21.78 0.00  1.92* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HH1  A149.3  83  55 ES  2  98.09 38.16 38.77 0.00 -0.61* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A181.3  77  55 EP- 2  88.54 28.61 25.82 0.00  2.79* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH2  A181.3  77  55 ES  3 110.87 50.94 45.96 0.00  4.98* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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