Puerto Rico Seismic Network

Earthquake Information

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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity:	IV in British Virgin Islands
Date:	January 20, 2023 11:23:41 UTC January 20, 2023 07:23:41 Hora Local
Region:	LEEWARD ISLANDS
Distances:	65.75 Km South of Montserrat,UK 125.84 Km South-Southeast of Nevis 496.56 Km East-Southeast of San Juan,PR
Magnitude:	6.2 Mw
Location:	Latitude: 16.131 Longitude: -62.156
Depth:	166 Km
Tsunami Warning Level:	No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time	2023-01-20 07:30:28
ID:	20230120112340

Epicentral Map

Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-01-20 07:42:55 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2 Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE:	January 20, 2023
LOCAL TIME:	07:23:41
LATITUDE:	16.131 N
LONGITUDE:	62.156 W
LOCATION:	65.8 Km South of Montserrat,UK 496.6 Km East-Southeast of San Juan,PR
DEPTH:	166 Km
MAGNITUDE:	6.2 Mw
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY:	IV in British Virgin Islands
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL:	No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME	2023-01-20 07:42:55
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this strong earthquake was reported as felt in the Eastern region of Puerto Rico, the Northern region of Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands with a maximum intensity of IV (Modified Mercalli Scale, MM). At the moment of generating this bulletin no damages has been reported and are not expected to occur Based on magnitude, location and historic records the earthquake was not sufficient to generate a destructive tsunami to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.

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