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 Yauco, PR
Date: January 01, 2023 13:10:58 UTC
January 01, 2023 09:10:58 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.92 Km South of Guánica,PR
17.36 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
35.81 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.58 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9275 Longitude: -66.9091
Depth: 14 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-01-01 09:42:34
ID: 20230101131057

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-01-01 09:42:42 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: January 01, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 09:10:58
LATITUDE: 17.9275 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9091 W
LOCATION: 6.9 Km South of Guánica,PR
35.8 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 14 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.58 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Yauco, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-01-01 09:42:42
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Guánica and Yauco 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                            
2023-01-01  1310 58.52  17 55.65   66 54.55  14.04  0.15  0.73  0.60        3.58  3.58D 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                         
  49   49   6.1  PR1  225  14  26  28  12  49     Q  PPY   0.00  0.00     19.00  0.13 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.58  19.00  0.13 Z        3.58  19.00  0.13 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  6.1  31 150 IPD    61.32  2.80  2.71 0.00  0.09  1.39     0.309 0.58 103   3.40 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A  6.1  31 150 ES  1  63.40  4.88  4.82 0.00  0.06  0.69S    0.240                                        
PR05 GS HHZ  A 14.2  21 120 IPD    62.08  3.56  3.50 0.00  0.06  1.39     0.116                                        
PR05 GS HH2  A 14.2  21 120 ES  1  64.76  6.24  6.23 0.00  0.01  0.69S    0.182                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 15.0 289 118 IPU    62.12  3.60  3.61 0.00 -0.01  1.39     0.279 0.55  92   3.37 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 15.0 289 118 ES  1  64.85  6.33  6.43 0.00 -0.10  0.69S    0.122                                        
PR03 GS HHZ  A 15.7 349 116 IPU    62.03  3.51  3.69 0.00 -0.18  1.39     0.105                                        
PR03 GS HH1  A 15.7 349 116 ES  1  64.73  6.21  6.57 0.00 -0.36  0.58S    0.133                                        
PR02 GS HHZ  A 17.5  57 111 IPD    62.56  4.04  3.93 0.00  0.11  1.39     0.161 0.55  85   3.31 Z                      
PR02 GS HH1  A 17.5  57 111 ES  1  65.70  7.18  7.00 0.00  0.18  0.69S    0.096                                        
PR01 GS HHZ  A 20.6 306 101 IPU    62.70  4.18  4.34 0.00 -0.16  1.39     0.142                                        
PR01 GS HH1  A 20.6 306 101 ES  1  65.82  7.30  7.73 0.00 -0.43  0.15S    0.004                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 23.0 293  95 IPU    63.11  4.59  4.59 0.00  0.00  1.39     0.243 0.55 110   3.58 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 23.0 293  95 ES  1  66.36  7.84  8.17 0.00 -0.33  0.68S    0.083                                        
PR06 GS HHZ  A 24.1  53  91 IPD    63.18  4.66  4.84 0.00 -0.18  1.39     0.162                                        
PR06 GS HH2  A 24.1  53  91 ES  1  66.93  8.41  8.62 0.00 -0.21  0.69S    0.092                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 33.2 326  90 IPU    64.61  6.09  6.11 0.00 -0.02  1.39     0.125 0.58  88   3.42 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 33.2 326  90 ES  1  69.60 11.08 10.88 0.00  0.20  0.69S    0.140                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 38.6  64  90 IPD    65.47  6.95  6.87 0.00  0.08  1.39     0.235 0.55  97   3.56 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 38.6  64  90 ES  1  70.55 12.03 12.23 0.00 -0.20  0.69S    0.090                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 40.6 323  90 IPU    65.74  7.22  7.16 0.00  0.06  1.39     0.127 0.55  74   3.33 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 40.6 323  90 ES  1  71.61 13.09 12.74 0.00  0.35  0.66S    0.119                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 41.2  29  90 IPD    65.63  7.11  7.24 0.00 -0.13  1.39     0.123 0.55 102   3.62 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 41.2  29  90 ES  1  70.75 12.23 12.89 0.00 -0.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 49.2  19  90 IPD    66.84  8.32  8.37 0.00 -0.05  1.39     0.125 0.55 115   3.74 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 49.2  19  90 ES  1  72.88 14.36 14.90 0.00 -0.54* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 63.5 341  90 IPU    69.23 10.71 10.37 0.00  0.34  1.21     0.095 0.55  98   3.61 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 63.5 341  90 ES  1  76.95 18.43 18.46 0.00 -0.03  0.62S    0.146                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 72.2  53  63 IPD    70.17 11.65 11.58 0.00  0.07  0.96     0.179 0.55 101   3.64 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 72.2  53  63 ES  1  79.68 21.16 20.61 0.00  0.55* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 77.8 311  63 EP- 1  71.18 12.66 12.28 0.00  0.38  0.26     0.012 0.58  87   3.49 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A 77.8 311  63 ES  1  81.06 22.54 21.86 0.00  0.68* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 82.9  75  63 EP- 1  71.97 13.45 12.94 0.00  0.51* 0.00     0.000 0.73  92   3.45 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 82.9  75  63 ES  1  82.57 24.05 23.03 0.00  1.02* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 85.1  87  63 EP- 1  72.54 14.02 13.21 0.00  0.81* 0.00     0.000 0.55  91   3.56 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 85.1  87  63 ES  1  83.23 24.71 23.51 0.00  1.20* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 97.0  64  63 IPD    73.73 15.21 14.72 0.00  0.49  0.00     0.000 0.55  99   3.65 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A 97.0  64  63 ES  1  85.66 27.14 26.20 0.00  0.94* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IMPR PR HHZ  A109.5 279  63 EP- 3  76.14 17.62 16.30 0.00  1.32* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A114.8  77  63 EP+ 1  76.56 18.04 16.97 0.00  1.07* 0.00     0.000 0.55 101   3.69 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A114.8  77  63 ES  1  89.19 30.67 30.21 0.00  0.46  0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A144.9  82  63 EP- 3  81.17 22.65 20.78 0.00  1.87* 0.00     0.000 0.55 115   3.84 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A144.9  82  63 ES  2  98.18 39.66 36.99 0.00  2.67* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A168.7 293  63 EP+ 3  84.91 26.39 23.79 0.00  2.60* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A177.2  76  63 EP+ 3  85.98 27.46 24.87 0.00  2.59* 0.00     0.000 0.55 111   3.85 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A177.2  76  63 ES  3 106.21 47.69 44.27 0.00  3.42* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A212.0  76  63 EP- 3  91.32 32.80 29.27 0.00  3.53* 0.00     0.000 0.55 103   3.82 Z                      
STVI PR HH2  A212.0  76  63 ES  3 115.77 57.25 52.10 0.00  5.15* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJVI PR HHZ  A230.6  78  63 EP- 3  94.38 35.86 31.63 0.00  4.23* 0.00     0.000                                        

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