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: II in Lajas, PR
Date: December 19, 2022 01:59:00 UTC
December 18, 2022 21:59:00 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 7.62 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
12.25 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
33.44 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.46 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.939 Longitude: -66.9591
Depth: 10 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-12-18 22:31:01
ID: 20221219015859

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-12-18 22:31:06 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: December 18, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 21:59:00
LATITUDE: 17.939 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9591 W
LOCATION: 7.6 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
33.4 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 10 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.46 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 2022-12-18 22:31:06
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor 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, 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                            
2022-12-19  0159  0.17  17 56.34   66 57.55  10.45  0.11  0.56  0.40        3.46  3.46D 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                         
  50   50   9.3  PR1  219  17  25  30  13  50     Q  PPW   0.00  0.00     20.00  0.25 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.46  20.00  0.25 Z        3.46  20.00  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  9.3  64 129 IPD     2.78  2.61  2.58 0.00  0.03  1.37     0.197 0.58  99   3.38 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A  9.3  64 129 ES  1   4.82  4.65  4.59 0.00  0.06  0.68S    0.181                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A  9.6 291 128 IPD     2.79  2.62  2.61 0.00  0.01  1.37     0.295 0.55  76   3.16 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A  9.6 291 128 ES  1   5.01  4.84  4.65 0.00  0.19  0.68S    0.150                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 14.3   9 113 IPD     3.32  3.15  3.23 0.00 -0.08  1.37     0.135 0.55  70   3.12 Z                      
PR03 GS HH2  A 14.3   9 113 ES  1   5.63  5.46  5.75 0.00 -0.29  0.49S    0.140                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 15.6 313 110 IPD     3.59  3.42  3.42 0.00  0.00  1.37     0.132                                        
PR01 GS HH1  A 15.6 313 110 ES  1   6.03  5.86  6.09 0.00 -0.23  0.68S    0.110                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 15.8  41 110 IPD     3.59  3.42  3.45 0.00 -0.03  1.37     0.092 0.55  49   2.80 Z                      
PR05 GS HH2  A 15.8  41 110 ES  1   6.59  6.42  6.14 0.00  0.28  0.62S    0.147                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 17.6 296 107 IPU     3.88  3.71  3.71 0.00  0.00  1.37     0.236 0.55  65   3.07 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 17.6 296 107 ES  1   6.57  6.40  6.60 0.00 -0.20  0.68S    0.085                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 21.6  67 102 IPD     4.57  4.40  4.31 0.00  0.09  1.37     0.128 0.55  66   3.11 Z                      
PR02 GS HH2  A 21.6  67 102 ES  1   8.02  7.85  7.67 0.00  0.18  0.68S    0.071                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 28.0  62  98 IPU     5.41  5.24  5.27 0.00 -0.03  1.37     0.110 0.55  65   3.13 Z                      
PR06 GS HH1  A 28.0  62  98 ES  1   9.57  9.40  9.38 0.00  0.02  0.68S    0.072                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 29.4 333  97 IPU     5.66  5.49  5.49 0.00  0.00  1.37     0.116 0.58 118   3.66 Z                      
LSP  PR HH2  A 29.4 333  97 ES  1  10.70 10.53  9.77 0.00  0.76* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 36.6 328  95 IPU     6.74  6.57  6.58 0.00 -0.01  1.37     0.124 0.55  60   3.11 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 36.6 328  95 ES  1  11.93 11.76 11.71 0.00  0.05  0.68S    0.140                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 39.1  72  94 IPD     7.12  6.95  6.97 0.00 -0.02  1.37     0.180 0.87 113   3.51 Z                      
OBIP PR BHE  A 39.1  72  94 ES  1  12.67 12.50 12.41 0.00  0.09  0.68S    0.060                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 43.0  69  94 IPD     7.69  7.52  7.56 0.00 -0.04  1.37     0.159 0.55  85   3.46 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 43.0  69  94 ES  1  13.62 13.45 13.46 0.00 -0.01  0.68S    0.060                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 43.0  36  94 IPD     7.52  7.35  7.56 0.00 -0.21  1.37     0.092 0.55 110   3.69 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 43.0  36  94 ES  1  13.16 12.99 13.46 0.00 -0.47  0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 50.1  25  93 IPD     8.63  8.46  8.65 0.00 -0.19  1.37     0.109 0.55  79   3.40 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 50.1  25  93 ES  1  15.05 14.88 15.40 0.00 -0.52* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 60.7 345  66 IPU    10.61 10.44 10.20 0.00  0.24  1.29     0.275 0.55  89   3.52 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 60.7 345  66 ES  1  18.53 18.36 18.16 0.00  0.20  0.64S    0.196                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 73.0 313  66 EP- 1  12.67 12.50 11.93 0.00  0.57* 0.00     0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHE  A 73.0 313  66 ES  1  20.94 20.77 21.24 0.00 -0.47  0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 74.9  37  66 EP+ 1  12.38 12.21 12.21 0.00  0.00  0.42     0.025                                        
EMPR PR HH2  A 74.9  37  66 ES  1  22.74 22.57 21.73 0.00  0.84* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 75.8  56  66 IPD    12.59 12.42 12.33 0.00  0.09  0.80     0.114 0.55 108   3.71 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 75.8  56  66 ES  1  22.21 22.04 21.95 0.00  0.09  0.40S    0.051                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 87.8  77  55 IPD    14.43 14.26 13.86 0.00  0.40  0.00     0.000 0.73  93   3.46 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 87.8  77  55 ES  1  25.69 25.52 24.67 0.00  0.85* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 90.3  88  55 IPU    15.19 15.02 14.19 0.00  0.83* 0.00     0.000 0.55  93   3.59 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 90.3  88  55 ES  1  27.73 27.56 25.26 0.00  2.30* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A101.3  66  55 IPU    16.37 16.20 15.57 0.00  0.63* 0.00     0.000 0.55 110   3.75 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A101.3  66  55 ES  1  28.56 28.39 27.71 0.00  0.68* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A119.7  79  55 IPD    19.28 19.11 17.90 0.00  1.21* 0.00     0.000 0.55 102   3.71 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A119.7  79  55 ES  1  33.85 33.68 31.86 0.00  1.82* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A150.0  83  55 EP- 1  23.66 23.49 21.74 0.00  1.75* 0.00     0.000 0.55 122   3.90 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A150.0  83  55 ES  1  41.46 41.29 38.70 0.00  2.59* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A182.1  76  55 EP- 1  29.00 28.83 25.80 0.00  3.03* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH1  A182.1  76  55 ES  1  50.43 50.26 45.92 0.00  4.34* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A216.8  77  55 EP- 1  34.51 34.34 30.20 0.00  4.14* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH1  A216.8  77  55 ES  1  53.99 53.82 53.76 0.00  0.06  0.00S    0.000                                        

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