No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: V in Cabo Rojo, PR
Date: January 22, 2023 15:13:24 UTC
January 22, 2023 11:13:24 Hora Local
Region: West Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 1.49 Km Southeast of San Germán,PR
8.53 Km West of Sabana Grande,PR
13.83 Km Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.93 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.1068 Longitude: -67.0268
Depth: 18 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-01-22 11:46:30
ID: 20230122151323

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BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: January 22, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 11:13:24
LATITUDE: 18.1068 N
LONGITUDE: 67.0268 W
LOCATION: 1.5 Km Southeast of San Germán,PR
13.8 Km Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 18 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.93 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: V in Cabo Rojo, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-01-22 11:46:36
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in the Central region of Puerto Rico, the Western region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of V (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                            
2023-01-22  1513 24.51  18  6.41   67  1.61  18.70  0.07  0.27  0.45        3.93  3.93D V                              
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NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  42   42  14.2  PR1   85  16  21  18   9  42     Q  PPY   0.00  0.00     17.00  0.07 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.93  17.00  0.07 Z        3.93  17.00  0.07 D                                                

REGION= Western 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  
CRPR PR HHZ  A 14.2 219 136 IPD    28.32  3.81  3.92 0.00 -0.11  1.49     0.267                                        
CRPR PR HH1  A 14.2 219 136 ES  1  31.65  7.14  6.98 0.00  0.16  0.74S    0.147                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 15.3 187 133 IPD    28.49  3.98  4.03 0.00 -0.05  1.49     0.263 0.55 135   3.72 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 15.3 187 133 ES  1  31.68  7.17  7.17 0.00  0.00  0.74S    0.158                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 17.5 315 128 IPU    28.75  4.24  4.26 0.00 -0.02  1.49     0.254 0.55 122   3.64 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 17.5 315 128 ES  1  32.16  7.65  7.58 0.00  0.07  0.74S    0.178                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 21.4 133 121 IPU    29.27  4.76  4.71 0.00  0.05  1.49     0.253 0.58 150   3.83 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A 21.4 133 121 ES  1  33.30  8.79  8.38 0.00  0.41  0.00S    0.000                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 36.2  63 105 IPD    31.12  6.61  6.64 0.00 -0.03  1.49     0.206 0.55 134   3.84 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 36.2  63 105 ES  1  36.28 11.77 11.82 0.00 -0.05  0.74S    0.193                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 39.2  47 103 IPD    31.58  7.07  7.04 0.00  0.03  1.49     0.201 0.55 146   3.94 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 39.2  47 103 ES  1  36.98 12.47 12.53 0.00 -0.06  0.74S    0.183                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 40.9 348 102 IPU    31.72  7.21  7.27 0.00 -0.06  1.49     0.263 0.55 143   3.93 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 40.9 348 102 ES  1  37.52 13.01 12.94 0.00  0.07  0.74S    0.164                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 47.5  94  63 IPD    32.67  8.16  8.17 0.00 -0.01  1.49     0.423 0.55 149   3.97 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 47.5  94  63 ES  1  38.94 14.43 14.54 0.00 -0.11  0.74S    0.201                                        
IDE  PR EHE  A 55.8 304  63 ES  1  41.03 16.52 16.39 0.00  0.13  0.74S    0.487                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 66.7  51  63 IPD    35.90 11.39 10.59 0.00  0.80* 0.00     0.000 0.55 129   3.86 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 66.7  51  63 ES  1  43.16 18.65 18.85 0.00 -0.20  0.62S    0.109                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 74.1  71  63 IPD    36.29 11.78 11.52 0.00  0.26  0.52     0.042 0.55 140   3.94 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 74.1  71  63 ES  1  45.61 21.10 20.51 0.00  0.59* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 92.8  89  63 EP- 1  38.83 14.32 13.90 0.00  0.42  0.00     0.000 0.73 130   3.77 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 92.8  89  63 ES  1  50.26 25.75 24.74 0.00  1.01* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IMPR PR HHZ  A 95.8 269  63 EP- 2  39.07 14.56 14.27 0.00  0.29  0.00     0.000 0.55 131   3.91 Z                      
IMPR PR HH2  A 95.8 269  63 ES  2  50.67 26.16 25.40 0.00  0.76* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 98.7  98  63 IPD    39.76 15.25 14.64 0.00  0.61* 0.00     0.000 0.55 126   3.88 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 98.7  98  63 ES  1  51.34 26.83 26.06 0.00  0.77* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A124.7  88  63 EP+ 1  43.30 18.79 17.94 0.00  0.85* 0.00     0.000 0.55 131   3.94 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A124.7  88  63 ES  1  57.81 33.30 31.93 0.00  1.37* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A150.1 288  63 EP+ 2  47.51 23.00 21.15 0.00  1.85* 0.00     0.000 0.55 137   4.01 Z                      
PCDR PR BHN  A150.1 288  63 ES  3  65.41 40.90 37.65 0.00  3.25* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A156.1  90  63 EP+ 2  48.10 23.59 21.90 0.00  1.69* 0.00     0.000 0.55 130   3.97 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A156.1  90  63 ES  2  66.61 42.10 38.98 0.00  3.12* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A185.9  82  63 EP+ 2  51.86 27.35 25.68 0.00  1.67* 0.00     0.000 0.55 146   4.11 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A185.9  82  63 ES  2  73.06 48.55 45.71 0.00  2.84* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A220.7  82  63 EP+ 1  57.00 32.49 30.09 0.00  2.40* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH2  A220.7  82  63 ES  2  81.80 57.29 53.56 0.00  3.73* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJVI PR HHZ  A239.9  83  63 EP- 2  59.12 34.61 32.51 0.00  2.10* 0.00     0.000 0.55 153   4.21 Z                      
SJVI PR HH2  A239.9  83  63 ES  2  83.99 59.48 57.87 0.00  1.61* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A242.9  98  63 EP+ 3  61.90 37.39 32.90 0.00  4.49* 0.00     0.000                                        
CDVI PR HH1  A242.9  98  63 ES  3  85.73 61.22 58.56 0.00  2.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SMDR PR BHZ  A263.0 301  63 EP- 3  64.91 40.40 35.44 0.00  4.96* 0.00     0.000                                        

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