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 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

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-01-23 05:35:10 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
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
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.

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                            
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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                         
  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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