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 Guayanilla, PR
Date: December 06, 2022 12:17:24 UTC
December 06, 2022 08:17:24 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.17 Km Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
6.44 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
15.24 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.41 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.021 Longitude: -66.7465
Depth: 16 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-12-06 08:58:01
ID: 20221206121723

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-12-06 08:58:07 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: December 06, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 08:17:24
LATITUDE: 18.021 N
LONGITUDE: 66.7465 W
LOCATION: 6.2 Km Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
15.2 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 16 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.41 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Guayanilla, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-12-06 08:58:07
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Southern region of Puerto Rico 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                            
2022-12-06  1217 24.39  18  1.26   66 44.79  16.69  0.17  0.37  0.47        3.41  3.41D 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   2.7  PR1  155  13  21  29  14  42     Q  PPM   0.00  0.00     10.00  0.12 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.41  10.00  0.12 Z        3.41  10.00  0.12 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  
PR02 GS HHZ  A  2.7 250 169 IPD    27.28  2.89  2.89 0.00  0.00  1.82     0.212                                        
PR02 GS HH1  A  2.7 250 169 ES  1  29.47  5.08  5.14 0.00 -0.06  0.91S    0.186                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 12.4 284 135 IPU    28.00  3.61  3.54 0.00  0.07  1.82     0.135                                        
PR05 GS HH1  A 12.4 284 135 ES  1  30.74  6.35  6.30 0.00  0.05  0.91S    0.126                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 15.0 251 128 IPU    28.25  3.86  3.81 0.00  0.05  1.82     0.229                                        
GBPR PR HH1  A 15.0 251 128 ES  1  30.86  6.47  6.78 0.00 -0.31  0.91S    0.113                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 15.1  80 128 EP+ 1  28.10  3.71  3.82 0.00 -0.11  0.91     0.068                                        
OBIP PR BHN  A 15.1  80 128 ES  1  30.84  6.45  6.80 0.00 -0.35  0.91S    0.159                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 18.7  71 120 IPD    28.67  4.28  4.24 0.00  0.04  1.82     0.257                                        
CELP PR HH1  A 18.7  71 120 ES  1  31.83  7.44  7.55 0.00 -0.11  0.91S    0.144                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 20.9 284 116 EP+ 1  28.72  4.33  4.51 0.00 -0.18  0.91     0.037                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 20.9 284 116 ES  1  32.65  8.26  8.03 0.00  0.23  0.91S    0.097                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 25.8   6 109 IPU    29.70  5.31  5.15 0.00  0.16  1.82     0.202                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A 25.8   6 109 ES  1  33.34  8.95  9.17 0.00 -0.22  0.91S    0.199                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 32.0 260 102 EP+ 1  30.30  5.91  5.99 0.00 -0.08  0.91     0.081 0.55 110   3.64 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 32.0 260 102 ES  1  34.67 10.28 10.66 0.00 -0.38  0.91S    0.127                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 36.0 359 100 IPU    31.08  6.69  6.55 0.00  0.14  1.82     0.220 0.55  73   3.29 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 36.0 359 100 ES  1  35.74 11.35 11.66 0.00 -0.31  0.91S    0.193                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 38.5 268  98 EP+ 1  31.16  6.77  6.89 0.00 -0.12  0.91     0.076 0.55  80   3.39 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 38.5 268  98 ES  1  36.19 11.80 12.26 0.00 -0.46  0.71S    0.073                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 47.4 298  96 EP+ 1  32.47  8.08  8.13 0.00 -0.05  0.91     0.054                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 47.4 298  96 ES  1  38.72 14.33 14.47 0.00 -0.14  0.91S    0.121                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 52.3  50  95 EP- 1  33.16  8.77  8.82 0.00 -0.05  0.91     0.069 0.55  91   3.53 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 52.3  50  95 ES  1  39.09 14.70 15.70 0.00 -1.00* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 55.5  24  94 EP+ 1  34.28  9.89  9.26 0.00  0.63* 0.00     0.000 0.55  81   3.43 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 55.5  24  94 ES  1  41.67 17.28 16.48 0.00  0.80* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 62.7 323  63 EP+ 1  34.71 10.32 10.21 0.00  0.11  0.83     0.098 0.55  75   3.36 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 62.7 323  63 ES  1  42.18 17.79 18.17 0.00 -0.38  0.83S    0.197                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 68.0  95  63 EP+ 1  35.42 11.03 10.88 0.00  0.15  0.73     0.155                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 68.0  95  63 ES  1  43.51 19.12 19.37 0.00 -0.25  0.73S    0.285                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 77.0  65  63 EP- 1  36.62 12.23 12.03 0.00  0.20  0.50     0.050 0.55  71   3.33 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 77.0  65  63 ES  1  43.83 19.44 21.41 0.00 -1.97* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 86.2 299  63 EP+ 1  38.22 13.83 13.19 0.00  0.64* 0.00     0.000 0.58  68   3.28 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 86.2 299  63 ES  1  48.21 23.82 23.48 0.00  0.34  0.26S    0.020                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 96.0  81  63 EP+ 1  39.33 14.94 14.42 0.00  0.52* 0.02     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH1  A 96.0  81  63 ES  1  50.78 26.39 25.67 0.00  0.72* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A126.7  85  63 EP+ 1  43.84 19.45 18.31 0.00  1.14* 0.00     0.000 0.55  96   3.66 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A126.7  85  63 ES  1  59.16 34.77 32.59 0.00  2.18* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A158.1  78  63 EP+ 1  49.08 24.69 22.29 0.00  2.40* 0.00     0.000 0.55 100   3.73 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A158.1  78  63 ES  1  67.19 42.80 39.68 0.00  3.12* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A192.9  78  63 EP+ 1  54.89 30.50 26.69 0.00  3.81* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH1  A192.9  78  63 ES  1  76.38 51.99 47.51 0.00  4.48* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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