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 Guánica, PR
Date: December 27, 2022 08:51:54 UTC
December 27, 2022 04:51:54 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.59 Km South-Southeast of Guánica,PR
13.89 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
34.58 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.20 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9375 Longitude: -66.9408
Depth: 6 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2022-12-27 05:13:34
ID: 20221227085154

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2022-12-27 05:13:39 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: December 27, 2022
LOCAL TIME: 04:51:54
LATITUDE: 17.9375 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9408 W
LOCATION: 6.6 Km South-Southeast of Guánica,PR
34.6 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 6 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.20 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2022-12-27 05:13:39
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Guánica 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                            
2022-12-27  0851 54.01  17 56.25   66 56.45   6.94  0.13  0.55  0.26        3.20  3.20D 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                         
  35   35   7.7  PR1  220  16  17  27  13  35     Q  PPP   0.00  0.00      7.00  0.06 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.20   7.00  0.06 Z        3.20   7.00  0.06 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  7.7  57 128 IPD    56.05  2.04  2.03 0.00  0.01  1.82     0.289                                        
GBPR PR HH1  A  7.7  57 128 ES  1  57.32  3.31  3.61 0.00 -0.30  0.91S    0.184                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 11.5 288 116 EP+ 1  56.66  2.65  2.61 0.00  0.04  0.91     0.168 0.55  73   3.14 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 11.5 288 116 ES  1  58.68  4.67  4.65 0.00  0.02  0.91S    0.252                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 14.3   1 111 IPU    56.91  2.90  3.08 0.00 -0.18  1.82     0.250                                        
PR03 GS HH2  A 14.3   1 111 ES  1  59.12  5.11  5.48 0.00 -0.37  0.52S    0.120                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 14.8  35 110 EP+ 1  57.19  3.18  3.16 0.00  0.02  0.91     0.049                                        
PR05 GS HH1  A 14.8  35 110 ES  1  59.73  5.72  5.62 0.00  0.10  0.91S    0.286                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 19.4 294 105 EP+ 1  58.04  4.03  3.97 0.00  0.06  0.91     0.134 0.55  74   3.20 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 19.4 294 105 ES  1  60.96  6.95  7.07 0.00 -0.12  0.91S    0.202                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 19.9  65 104 IPU    58.14  4.13  4.05 0.00  0.08  1.82     0.237                                        
PR02 GS HH1  A 19.9  65 104 ES  1  61.58  7.57  7.21 0.00  0.36  0.67S    0.074                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 26.4  60  57 EP+ 1  58.90  4.89  5.09 0.00 -0.20  0.91     0.069                                        
PR06 GS HH1  A 26.4  60  57 ES  1  63.15  9.14  9.06 0.00  0.08  0.91S    0.135                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 30.5 330  57 EP- 1  59.80  5.79  5.73 0.00  0.06  0.91     0.055 0.58  72   3.22 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 30.5 330  57 ES  1  64.10 10.09 10.20 0.00 -0.11  0.91S    0.163                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 37.8 326  57 EP+ 1  60.71  6.70  6.85 0.00 -0.15  0.91     0.060                                        
PRSN PR HH1  A 37.8 326  57 ES  1  66.24 12.23 12.19 0.00  0.04  0.91S    0.155                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 41.2  68  57 IPU    61.36  7.35  7.38 0.00 -0.03  1.82     0.359 0.55  58   3.10 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 41.2  68  57 ES  1  66.79 12.78 13.14 0.00 -0.36  0.66S    0.075                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 42.0  33  57 EP+ 1  61.63  7.62  7.50 0.00  0.12  0.91     0.040 0.55  60   3.14 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 42.0  33  57 ES  1  66.72 12.71 13.35 0.00 -0.64* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 49.4  23  57 IPU    62.56  8.55  8.64 0.00 -0.09  1.82     0.156 0.55  78   3.38 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 49.4  23  57 ES  1  68.92 14.91 15.38 0.00 -0.47  0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 61.4 343  57 IPU    64.63 10.62 10.48 0.00  0.14  1.70     0.160                                        
AGPR PR HH2  A 61.4 343  57 ES  1  72.82 18.81 18.65 0.00  0.16  0.85S    0.167                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 74.3  55  50 EP- 1  66.35 12.34 12.39 0.00 -0.05  0.58     0.028 0.55  71   3.33 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 74.3  55  50 ES  1  75.83 21.82 22.05 0.00 -0.23  0.58S    0.056                                        
IDE  PR EHE  A 74.5 312  50 ES  1  76.29 22.28 22.11 0.00  0.17  0.57S    0.062                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 88.4  87  44 EP- 1  68.84 14.83 14.29 0.00  0.54* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 88.4  87  44 ES  1  79.97 25.96 25.44 0.00  0.52* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 99.6  65  44 IPU    70.23 16.22 15.71 0.00  0.51* 0.00     0.000                                        
GCPR PR HH1  A 99.6  65  44 ES  1  82.35 28.34 27.96 0.00  0.38  0.01S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A117.8  78  44 EP+ 1  72.69 18.68 18.02 0.00  0.66* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH1  A117.8  78  44 ES  1  85.85 31.84 32.08 0.00 -0.24  0.00S    0.000                                        

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