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: IV in Lajas, PR
Date: December 24, 2022 11:51:57 UTC
December 24, 2022 07:51:57 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 4.82 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
11.58 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
31.63 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.81 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9646 Longitude: -66.948
Depth: 7 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-12-24 08:26:02
ID: 20221224115156

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-12-24 08:26:13 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: December 24, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 07:51:57
LATITUDE: 17.9646 N
LONGITUDE: 66.948 W
LOCATION: 4.8 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
31.6 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 7 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.81 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-12-24 08:26:13
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Western region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of IV (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                            
2022-12-24  1151 57.12  17 57.88   66 56.88   7.50  0.11  0.37  0.18        3.81  3.81D IV                             
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  52   52   7.4  PR1  185  15  27  30  13  52     Q  PPY   0.00  0.00     18.00  0.10 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.81  18.00  0.10 Z        3.81  18.00  0.10 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  7.4  81 132 IPD    59.28  2.16  2.04 0.00  0.12  1.74     0.292 0.58 155   3.78 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  7.4  81 132 ES  1  60.88  3.76  3.63 0.00  0.13  0.87S    0.157                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 10.2 274 122 IPD    59.62  2.50  2.46 0.00  0.04  1.74     0.369 0.55 139   3.72 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 10.2 274 122 ES  1  61.30  4.18  4.38 0.00 -0.20  0.87S    0.155                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 11.3   5 119 IPU    59.67  2.55  2.63 0.00 -0.08  1.74     0.219 0.55 110   3.51 Z                      
PR03 GS HH2  A 11.3   5 119 ES  1  61.68  4.56  4.68 0.00 -0.12  0.87S    0.252                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 13.0  45 115 IPD    60.04  2.92  2.90 0.00  0.02  1.74     0.192                                        
PR05 GS HH2  A 13.0  45 115 ES  1  62.27  5.15  5.16 0.00 -0.01  0.87S    0.191                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 14.9 302 112 IPU    60.22  3.10  3.21 0.00 -0.11  1.74     0.189                                        
PR01 GS HH1  A 14.9 302 112 ES  1  62.60  5.48  5.71 0.00 -0.23  0.87S    0.111                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 17.7 286 108 EP- 1  60.73  3.61  3.70 0.00 -0.09  0.87     0.068 0.55 149   3.83 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 17.7 286 108 ES  1  63.29  6.17  6.59 0.00 -0.42  0.00S    0.000                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 19.6  74  57 IPD    61.16  4.04  4.00 0.00  0.04  1.74     0.215                                        
PR02 GS HH2  A 19.6  74  57 ES  1  64.05  6.93  7.12 0.00 -0.19  0.87S    0.094                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 27.5 329  57 IPU    62.34  5.22  5.22 0.00  0.00  1.74     0.142 0.58 131   3.75 Z                      
LSP  PR HH2  A 27.5 329  57 ES  1  66.64  9.52  9.29 0.00  0.23  0.87S    0.116                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 34.9 324  57 IPU    63.45  6.33  6.35 0.00 -0.02  1.74     0.152 0.55  98   3.55 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 34.9 324  57 ES  1  68.53 11.41 11.30 0.00  0.11  0.87S    0.112                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 40.0  37  57 IPD    64.05  6.93  7.14 0.00 -0.21  1.74     0.110 0.55 137   3.89 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 40.0  37  57 ES  1  69.51 12.39 12.71 0.00 -0.32  0.60S    0.050                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 40.9  72  57 IPD    64.29  7.17  7.28 0.00 -0.11  1.74     0.203 0.55 134   3.87 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 40.9  72  57 ES  1  70.00 12.88 12.96 0.00 -0.08  0.87S    0.090                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 47.0  25  57 IPU    65.33  8.21  8.22 0.00 -0.01  1.74     0.110 0.55 143   3.93 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 47.0  25  57 ES  1  71.25 14.13 14.63 0.00 -0.50* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 58.3 343  57 IPU    67.22 10.10  9.95 0.00  0.15  1.68     0.120 0.55  99   3.61 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 58.3 343  57 ES  1  74.82 17.70 17.71 0.00 -0.01  0.84S    0.121                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 72.0  37  50 IPD    69.73 12.61 12.00 0.00  0.61* 0.00     0.000                                        
EMPR PR HH1  A 72.0  37  50 ES  1  78.87 21.75 21.36 0.00  0.39  0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 72.0 311  50 EP- 1  69.41 12.29 12.00 0.00  0.29  0.54     0.020 0.58  89   3.51 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A 72.0 311  50 ES  1  78.88 21.76 21.36 0.00  0.40  0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 73.3  57  50 IPD    69.19 12.07 12.19 0.00 -0.12  1.15     0.068 0.55 122   3.82 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 73.3  57  50 ES  1  78.75 21.63 21.70 0.00 -0.07  0.57S    0.036                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 86.1  78  44 IPD    71.20 14.08 13.92 0.00  0.16  0.50     0.024                                        
SJG  IU BH1  A 86.1  78  44 ES  1  82.21 25.09 24.78 0.00  0.31  0.17S    0.004                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 89.1  89  44 IPD    71.77 14.65 14.31 0.00  0.34  0.13     0.002 0.55 117   3.80 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 89.1  89  44 ES  1  83.03 25.91 25.47 0.00  0.44  0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 99.1  67  44 EP- 1  73.00 15.88 15.58 0.00  0.30  0.02     0.000 0.55  97   3.64 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A 99.1  67  44 ES  1  84.69 27.57 27.73 0.00 -0.16  0.03S    0.000                                        
IMPR PR HHZ  A104.9 277  44 EP- 3  73.53 16.41 16.30 0.00  0.11  0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A118.0  80  44 EP- 2  75.49 18.37 17.97 0.00  0.40  0.00     0.000 0.55 119   3.84 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A118.0  80  44 ES  2  89.13 32.01 31.99 0.00  0.02  0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A148.5  84  44 EP+ 2  80.65 23.53 21.83 0.00  1.70* 0.00     0.000 0.55 125   3.92 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A148.5  84  44 ES  3  98.88 41.76 38.86 0.00  2.90* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A163.3 293  44 EP- 3  81.45 24.33 23.71 0.00  0.62* 0.00     0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHN  A163.3 293  44 ES  3 102.44 45.32 42.20 0.00  3.12* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A180.3  77  44 EP- 2  85.44 28.32 25.85 0.00  2.47* 0.00     0.000 0.55 125   3.96 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A180.3  77  44 ES  2 106.25 49.13 46.01 0.00  3.12* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A215.1  78  44 EP+ 3  90.38 33.26 30.26 0.00  3.00* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH2  A215.1  78  44 ES  3 114.69 57.57 53.86 0.00  3.71* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A232.7  95  44 EP+ 2  91.19 34.07 32.48 0.00  1.59* 0.00     0.000                                        
SJVI PR HHZ  A233.9  79  44 EP+ 3  93.22 36.10 32.64 0.00  3.46* 0.00     0.000 0.55 138   4.11 Z                      
SJVI PR HH1  A233.9  79  44 ES  3 118.49 61.37 58.10 0.00  3.27* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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