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 28, 2023 02:08:27 UTC
January 27, 2023 22:08:27 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 3.3 Km East-Northeast of Guánica,PR
9.36 Km South-Southeast of Yauco,PR
30.32 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.21 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0005 Longitude: -66.8843
Depth: 11 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-01-27 22:38:32
ID: 20230128020826

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-01-27 22:38:40 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: January 27, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 22:08:27
LATITUDE: 18.0005 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8843 W
LOCATION: 3.3 Km East-Northeast of Guánica,PR
30.3 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 11 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.21 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 2023-01-27 22:38:40
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 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.

Technical Information

YEAR MO DA  --ORIGIN--  --LAT N-  --LON W--  DEPTH   RMS   ERH   ERZ  XMAG  FMAG  PMAG  INT                            
2023-01-28  0208 27.24  18  0.03   66 53.06  11.10  0.17  0.45  0.51        3.21  3.21D 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                         
  30   30   2.9  PR1   90  19  15  24  11  30     Q  PPK   0.00  0.00     14.00  0.16 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.21  14.00  0.16 Z        3.21  14.00  0.16 D                                                

REGION= Southern 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  
GBPR PR HHZ  A  2.9 169 162 IPD    29.44  2.20  2.10 0.00  0.10  2.10     0.506 0.58  41   2.54 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A  2.9 169 162 ES  1  31.21  3.97  3.74 0.00  0.23  1.05S    0.328                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 17.3 259 110 EP- 1  30.69  3.45  3.69 0.00 -0.24  1.05     0.121 0.55  41   2.65 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 17.3 259 110 ES  1  33.47  6.23  6.57 0.00 -0.34  1.05S    0.208                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 23.9 272 102 EP- 1  31.75  4.51  4.66 0.00 -0.15  1.05     0.106 0.55  43   2.73 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 23.9 272 102 ES  1  35.04  7.80  8.29 0.00 -0.49  0.66S    0.076                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 32.9  31  97 EP+ 1  33.25  6.01  6.03 0.00 -0.02  1.05     0.062 0.55  80   3.35 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 32.9  31  97 ES  1  37.81 10.57 10.73 0.00 -0.16  1.05S    0.240                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 33.4  75  97 EP- 1  33.16  5.92  6.10 0.00 -0.18  1.05     0.116 0.55  49   2.91 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 33.4  75  97 ES  1  37.95 10.71 10.86 0.00 -0.15  1.05S    0.211                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 36.6 312  96 IPU    33.83  6.59  6.59 0.00  0.00  2.10     0.266                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 36.6 312  96 ES  1  38.89 11.65 11.73 0.00 -0.08  1.05S    0.228                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 40.7  19  95 IPU    34.47  7.23  7.23 0.00  0.00  2.10     0.246 0.55  65   3.21 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 40.7  19  95 ES  1  39.94 12.70 12.87 0.00 -0.17  1.05S    0.263                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 57.0 336  66 IPU    37.13  9.89  9.64 0.00  0.25  2.06     0.354 0.55  64   3.21 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 57.0 336  66 ES  1  45.07 17.83 17.16 0.00  0.67* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 64.8  35  66 EP+ 1  38.86 11.62 10.73 0.00  0.89* 0.00     0.000 0.55  59   3.15 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 64.8  35  66 ES  2  47.38 20.14 19.10 0.00  1.04* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 65.5  57  66 EP+ 1  38.04 10.80 10.84 0.00 -0.04  0.90     0.109 0.55  66   3.25 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 65.5  57  66 ES  1  46.36 19.12 19.30 0.00 -0.18  0.90S    0.181                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 74.9 305  66 EP+ 1  39.74 12.50 12.16 0.00  0.34  0.64     0.051 0.58  57   3.10 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A 74.9 305  66 ES  1  49.50 22.26 21.64 0.00  0.62* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 78.7  80  55 EP+ 1  39.85 12.61 12.66 0.00 -0.05  0.53     0.074 0.73  80   3.32 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 78.7  80  55 ES  1  49.29 22.05 22.53 0.00 -0.48  0.37S    0.068                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 82.5  92  55 EP- 1  40.66 13.42 13.13 0.00  0.29  0.41     0.054 0.55  75   3.38 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 82.5  92  55 ES  1  50.60 23.36 23.37 0.00 -0.01  0.41S    0.106                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 91.4  67  55 EP+ 1  41.69 14.45 14.26 0.00  0.19  0.17     0.005 0.55  79   3.44 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 91.4  67  55 ES  1  52.47 25.23 25.38 0.00 -0.15  0.17S    0.010                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A110.7  81  55 EP- 1  44.90 17.66 16.71 0.00  0.95* 0.00     0.000 0.55  75   3.42 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A110.7  81  55 ES  1  57.62 30.38 29.74 0.00  0.64* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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