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: January 23, 2023 03:05:19 UTC
January 22, 2023 23:05:19 Hora Local
Region: Southern Puerto Rico
Distances: 13.24 Km South-Southeast of Guánica,PR
21.7 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
35.41 Km Southwest of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.60 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.8768 Longitude: -66.8725
Depth: 11 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 23:47:40
ID: 20230123030518

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-01-22 23:47:45 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: January 22, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 23:05:19
LATITUDE: 17.8768 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8725 W
LOCATION: 13.2 Km South-Southeast of Guánica,PR
35.4 Km Southwest of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 11 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.60 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 2023-01-22 23:47:45
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                            
2023-01-23  0305 19.62  17 52.61   66 52.35  11.06  0.15  0.77  0.56        3.60  3.60D 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                         
  38   38  10.9  PR1  229  20  19  20   8  38     Q  PPW   0.00  0.00     18.00  0.19 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.60  18.00  0.19 Z        3.60  18.00  0.19 D                                                

REGION= South of Puerto Rico    

NEW COMMENT: (NEIC) 2.8 Ml, 2.5 Ml (Earlybird)                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
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 10.9 357 126 IPD    22.67  3.05  2.82 0.00  0.23  1.73     0.405 0.58  98   3.38 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 10.9 357 126 ES  1  25.33  5.71  5.02 0.00  0.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 20.9 300 105 IPU    23.76  4.14  4.22 0.00 -0.08  1.73     0.289 0.55  69   3.15 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 20.9 300 105 ES  1  27.17  7.55  7.51 0.00  0.04  0.87S    0.159                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 28.9 300  99 IPU    24.89  5.27  5.43 0.00 -0.16  1.73     0.283 0.55 100   3.53 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 28.9 300  99 ES  1  29.11  9.49  9.67 0.00 -0.18  0.87S    0.150                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 38.0  54  96 IPD    26.30  6.68  6.81 0.00 -0.13  1.73     0.395 0.55  92   3.51 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 38.0  54  96 ES  1  31.57 11.95 12.12 0.00 -0.17  0.87S    0.187                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 44.6  21  95 IPD    27.41  7.79  7.83 0.00 -0.04  1.73     0.178 0.55  93   3.54 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 44.6  21  95 ES  1  33.41 13.79 13.94 0.00 -0.15  0.87S    0.316                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 47.5 323  94 IPD    27.90  8.28  8.26 0.00  0.02  1.73     0.159 0.55  51   2.99 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 47.5 323  94 ES  1  33.50 13.88 14.70 0.00 -0.82* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 53.5  13  66 IPD    28.66  9.04  9.15 0.00 -0.11  1.73     0.242 0.55 100   3.62 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 53.5  13  66 ES  1  35.82 16.20 16.29 0.00 -0.09  0.87S    0.280                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 70.1 339  66 IPU    31.29 11.67 11.49 0.00  0.18  1.29     0.165 0.55  99   3.62 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 70.1 339  66 ES  1  40.37 20.75 20.45 0.00  0.30  0.65S    0.185                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 72.8  47  66 IPU    31.68 12.06 11.87 0.00  0.19  1.17     0.189 0.55 105   3.68 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 72.8  47  66 ES  1  40.67 21.05 21.13 0.00 -0.08  0.58S    0.079                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 75.7  28  66 IPD    32.58 12.96 12.28 0.00  0.68* 0.00     0.000 0.55 114   3.76 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 75.7  28  66 ES  1  42.49 22.87 21.86 0.00  1.01* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 80.8  71  55 IPD    32.73 13.11 12.93 0.00  0.18  0.76     0.210 0.73  78   3.30 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 80.8  71  55 ES  1  43.14 23.52 23.02 0.00  0.50* 0.08S    0.003                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 81.7  82  55 IPD    33.37 13.75 13.04 0.00  0.71* 0.00     0.000 0.55  80   3.44 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 81.7  82  55 ES  1  43.85 24.23 23.21 0.00  1.02* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 84.4 312  55 IPU    33.40 13.78 13.38 0.00  0.40  0.55     0.067 0.58  95   3.58 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 84.4 312  55 ES  1  43.52 23.90 23.82 0.00  0.08  0.29S    0.042                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 96.2  60  55 IPU    34.87 15.25 14.88 0.00  0.37  0.12     0.003 0.55 119   3.82 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A 96.2  60  55 ES  1  45.94 26.32 26.49 0.00 -0.17  0.06S    0.001                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A112.3  74  55 IPD    37.60 17.98 16.91 0.00  1.07* 0.00     0.000 0.55 129   3.91 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A112.3  74  55 ES  1  50.10 30.48 30.10 0.00  0.38  0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A141.9  79  55 IPD    42.46 22.84 20.66 0.00  2.18* 0.00     0.000 0.55 136   3.99 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A141.9  79  55 ES  1  56.28 36.66 36.77 0.00 -0.11  0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A174.9  73  55 EP+ 2  47.64 28.02 24.84 0.00  3.18* 0.00     0.000 0.55 121   3.92 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A174.9  73  55 ES  2  67.29 47.67 44.22 0.00  3.45* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A209.5  75  55 EP- 2  52.23 32.61 29.22 0.00  3.39* 0.00     0.000 0.55 107   3.85 Z                      
STVI PR HH1  A209.5  75  55 ES  2  72.68 53.06 52.01 0.00  1.05* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJVI PR HHZ  A228.0  76  55 EP+ 2  54.15 34.53 31.56 0.00  2.97* 0.00     0.000                                        
SJVI PR HH2  A228.0  76  55 ES  1  77.42 57.80 56.18 0.00  1.62* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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