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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: V in Lajas, PR
Date: December 09, 2022 23:46:56 UTC
December 09, 2022 19:46:56 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.62 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
11.5 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
31.94 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.7 Ml
Location: Latitude: 17.9585 Longitude: -66.9525
Depth: 9 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-12-09 20:05:04
ID: 20221209234656

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BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: December 09, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 19:46:56
LATITUDE: 17.9585 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9525 W
LOCATION: 5.6 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
31.9 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 9 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.7 Ml
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: V in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-12-09 20:05:13
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Central region of Puerto Rico, the Western region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of V (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                            
2022-12-09  2346 56.40  17 57.51   66 57.15   9.71  0.13  0.31  0.39                    V                              
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  38   38   8.0  PR1  200  18  21  29  14  38     Q  PPT   0.00  0.00      0.00  0.00 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  8.0  76 131 EP- 1  58.75  2.35  2.34 0.00  0.01  1.20     0.125                                        
GBPR PR HH2  A  8.0  76 131 ES  1  60.56  4.16  4.17 0.00 -0.01  1.20S    0.325                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A  9.8 278 123 EP- 1  58.86  2.46  2.56 0.00 -0.10  1.20     0.156                                        
MLPR PR HH1  A  9.8 278 123 ES  1  60.93  4.53  4.56 0.00 -0.03  1.20S    0.265                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 12.1   7 115 EP+ 1  59.36  2.96  2.87 0.00  0.09  1.20     0.064                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 12.1   7 115 ES  1  61.67  5.27  5.11 0.00  0.16  1.20S    0.375                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 13.8  44 110 EP+ 1  59.60  3.20  3.12 0.00  0.08  1.20     0.050                                        
PR05 GS HH2  A 13.8  44 110 ES  1  62.67  6.27  5.55 0.00  0.72* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 14.8 305 108 EP- 1  59.68  3.28  3.27 0.00  0.01  1.20     0.088                                        
PR01 GS HH1  A 14.8 305 108 ES  1  62.07  5.67  5.82 0.00 -0.15  1.20S    0.183                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 17.5 288 103 EP- 1  59.95  3.55  3.66 0.00 -0.11  1.20     0.140                                        
CRPR PR HH2  A 17.5 288 103 ES  1  62.74  6.34  6.51 0.00 -0.17  1.20S    0.190                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 20.3  72 100 EP+ 1  60.50  4.10  4.08 0.00  0.02  1.20     0.094                                        
PR02 GS HH1  A 20.3  72 100 ES  1  63.71  7.31  7.26 0.00  0.05  1.20S    0.127                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 35.1 325  94 EP+ 1  62.84  6.44  6.36 0.00  0.08  1.20     0.081                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 35.1 325  94 ES  1  68.16 11.76 11.32 0.00  0.44  0.11S    0.001                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 37.9  75  93 EP- 1  63.13  6.73  6.77 0.00 -0.04  1.20     0.116                                        
OBIP PR BHN  A 37.9  75  93 ES  1  68.42 12.02 12.05 0.00 -0.03  1.20S    0.137                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 40.8  37  93 EP+ 1  63.62  7.22  7.23 0.00 -0.01  1.20     0.051                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A 40.8  37  93 ES  1  68.99 12.59 12.87 0.00 -0.28  1.20S    0.178                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 41.6  71  93 EP- 1  63.72  7.32  7.34 0.00 -0.02  1.20     0.102                                        
CELP PR HH1  A 41.6  71  93 ES  1  69.45 13.05 13.07 0.00 -0.02  1.20S    0.123                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 47.8  26  92 EP+ 1  64.76  8.36  8.30 0.00  0.06  1.20     0.053                                        
AOPR PR HH1  A 47.8  26  92 ES  1  70.95 14.55 14.77 0.00 -0.22  1.20S    0.224                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 58.8 344  66 EP+ 1  66.67 10.27  9.98 0.00  0.29  1.16     0.150                                        
AGPR PR HH1  A 58.8 344  66 ES  1  74.15 17.75 17.76 0.00 -0.01  1.16S    0.337                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 72.0 312  66 EP+ 2  68.70 12.30 11.85 0.00  0.45  0.01     0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHN  A 72.0 312  66 ES  2  78.05 21.65 21.09 0.00  0.56* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 72.8  37  66 EP- 1  69.16 12.76 11.95 0.00  0.81* 0.00     0.000                                        
EMPR PR HH2  A 72.8  37  66 ES  1  78.61 22.21 21.27 0.00  0.94* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 74.1  57  66 EP+ 1  68.61 12.21 12.13 0.00  0.08  0.77     0.071                                        
ECPR PR HH1  A 74.1  57  66 ES  1  77.72 21.32 21.59 0.00 -0.27  0.77S    0.111                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 86.7  78  55 EP+ 1  70.51 14.11 13.78 0.00  0.33  0.32     0.023                                        
SJG  IU BH1  A 86.7  78  55 ES  1  80.68 24.28 24.53 0.00 -0.25  0.33S    0.041                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 89.6  89  55 EP+ 1  71.04 14.64 14.16 0.00  0.48  0.00     0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 99.8  66  55 EP+ 1  72.26 15.86 15.45 0.00  0.41  0.01     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A118.6  79  55 EP+ 1  75.04 18.64 17.83 0.00  0.81* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A149.0  83  55 EP+ 1  79.87 23.47 21.68 0.00  1.79* 0.00     0.000                                        

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