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| Event Details | |
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| Estimated Maximum Intensity: | III in Cabo Rojo, PR |
| Date: |
January 23, 2023 07:54:58 UTC January 23, 2023 03:54:58 Hora Local |
| Region: | Southwest Region of Puerto Rico |
| Distances: |
5.74 Km South of Cabo Rojo,PR 12.83 Km West of Lajas,PR 22.78 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR |
| Magnitude: | 3.52 Md |
| Location: | Latitude: 18.007 Longitude: -67.1566 |
| Depth: | 7 Km |
| Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Issued Date & Time | 2023-01-23 05:35:04 |
| ID: | 20230123075458 |
Epicentral Map
| BULLETIN 1 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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| DATE: | January 23, 2023 |
| LOCAL TIME: | 03:54:58 |
| LATITUDE: | 18.007 N |
| LONGITUDE: | 67.1566 W |
| LOCATION: |
5.7 Km South of Cabo Rojo,PR
22.8 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR |
| DEPTH: | 7 Km |
| MAGNITUDE: | 3.52 Md |
| ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | III 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 | 2023-01-23 05:35:10 |
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The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
minor earthquake was reported as
felt in Cabo Rojo 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. |
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Technical Information
YEAR MO DA --ORIGIN-- --LAT N- --LON W-- DEPTH RMS ERH ERZ XMAG FMAG PMAG INT
2023-01-23 0754 58.66 18 0.42 67 9.40 7.38 0.12 0.78 0.28 3.52 3.52D 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
36 36 5.0 PR1 213 16 18 16 7 36 Q PPW 0.00 0.00 15.00 0.11 D
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
3.52 15.00 0.11 Z 3.52 15.00 0.11 D
REGION= Southwestern 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 5.0 90 143 IPD 60.42 1.76 1.74 0.00 0.02 1.51 0.441 0.55 109 3.47 Z
CRPR PR HH1 A 5.0 90 143 ES 1 61.68 3.02 3.10 0.00 -0.08 0.76S 0.316
MLPR PR HHZ A 12.6 109 116 IPU 61.36 2.70 2.83 0.00 -0.13 1.51 0.312 0.55 58 2.94 Z
MLPR PR HH1 A 12.6 109 116 ES 1 63.56 4.90 5.04 0.00 -0.14 0.76S 0.143
PRSN PR HHZ A 23.3 3 57 EP+ 1 63.39 4.73 4.59 0.00 0.14 0.76 0.053 0.55 72 3.20 Z
PRSN PR HH2 A 23.3 3 57 ES 1 66.74 8.08 8.17 0.00 -0.09 0.76S 0.233
GBPR PR HHZ A 29.6 96 57 IPD 64.11 5.45 5.55 0.00 -0.10 1.51 0.351 0.58 89 3.41 Z
GBPR PR HH2 A 29.6 96 57 ES 1 68.59 9.93 9.88 0.00 0.05 0.76S 0.200
AGPR PR HHZ A 51.2 5 57 IPD 67.68 9.02 8.87 0.00 0.15 1.51 0.214 0.55 97 3.58 Z
AGPR PR HH1 A 51.2 5 57 ES 1 74.38 15.72 15.79 0.00 -0.07 0.76S 0.243
IDE PR EHZ A 53.2 322 57 IPD 67.73 9.07 9.18 0.00 -0.11 1.51 0.589 0.58 69 3.25 Z
IDE PR EHE A 53.2 322 57 ES 1 74.91 16.25 16.34 0.00 -0.09 0.76S 0.205
UUPR PR HHZ A 53.6 59 57 IPU 67.87 9.21 9.24 0.00 -0.03 1.51 0.168 0.55 82 3.43 Z
UUPR PR HH1 A 53.6 59 57 ES 1 74.58 15.92 16.45 0.00 -0.53* 0.00S 0.000
AOPR PR HHZ A 56.8 48 57 IPD 68.20 9.54 9.74 0.00 -0.20 1.49 0.180 0.55 119 3.78 Z
AOPR PR HH2 A 56.8 48 57 ES 1 75.45 16.79 17.34 0.00 -0.55* 0.00S 0.000
CELP PR HHZ A 61.6 82 57 IPU 69.32 10.66 10.47 0.00 0.19 1.40 0.180 0.55 89 3.52 Z
CELP PR HH1 A 61.6 82 57 ES 1 77.26 18.60 18.64 0.00 -0.04 0.70S 0.163
EMPR PR HHZ A 84.3 51 44 IPD 73.03 14.37 13.72 0.00 0.65* 0.00 0.000 0.55 98 3.63 Z
EMPR PR HH1 A 84.3 51 44 ES 1 84.06 25.40 24.42 0.00 0.98* 0.00S 0.000
ECPR PR HHZ A 90.8 67 44 IPD 73.55 14.89 14.54 0.00 0.35 0.02 0.000 0.55 99 3.65 Z
ECPR PR HH1 A 90.8 67 44 ES 1 84.88 26.22 25.88 0.00 0.34 0.02S 0.000
SJG IU BHZ A107.2 83 44 IPD 76.20 17.54 16.62 0.00 0.92* 0.00 0.000
SJG IU BH2 A107.2 83 44 ES 1 88.93 30.27 29.58 0.00 0.69* 0.00S 0.000
IGPR PR HHZ A111.3 92 44 EP- 1 76.90 18.24 17.13 0.00 1.11* 0.00 0.000 0.55 100 3.68 Z
IGPR PR HH1 A111.3 92 44 ES 1 89.89 31.23 30.49 0.00 0.74* 0.00S 0.000
GCPR PR HHZ A118.4 73 44 IPU 77.49 18.83 18.03 0.00 0.80* 0.00 0.000 0.55 83 3.52 Z
GCPR PR HH2 A118.4 73 44 ES 1 91.00 32.34 32.09 0.00 0.25 0.00S 0.000
HUMP PR HHZ A139.3 83 44 IPU 80.72 22.06 20.67 0.00 1.39* 0.00 0.000 0.55 87 3.58 Z
HUMP PR HH1 A139.3 83 44 ES 1 97.63 38.97 36.79 0.00 2.18* 0.00S 0.000
MTP PR HHZ A170.1 86 44 EP- 2 86.12 27.46 24.58 0.00 2.88* 0.00 0.000 0.55 94 3.69 Z
MTP PR HH2 A170.1 86 44 ES 2 106.24 47.58 43.75 0.00 3.83* 0.00S 0.000
CUPR PR HHZ A201.1 80 44 EP+ 2 89.80 31.14 28.50 0.00 2.64* 0.00 0.000
CUPR PR HH2 A201.1 80 44 ES 2 111.57 52.91 50.73 0.00 2.18* 0.00S 0.000
SJVI PR HHZ A254.9 81 44 EP+ 2 96.17 37.51 35.32 0.00 2.19* 0.00 0.000
SJVI PR HH2 A254.9 81 44 ES 2 124.11 65.45 62.87 0.00 2.58* 0.00S 0.000
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