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


Earthquake Information


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Guánica, PR
Date: February 14, 2023 21:51:34 UTC
February 14, 2023 17:51:34 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 7.45 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
12.11 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
33.26 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.48 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.941 Longitude: -66.959
Depth: 12 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-02-14 18:10:02
ID: 20230214215134

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-02-14 18:10:07 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: February 14, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 17:51:34
LATITUDE: 17.941 N
LONGITUDE: 66.959 W
LOCATION: 7.5 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
33.3 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 12 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.48 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-02-14 18:10:07
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of II (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                            
2023-02-14  2151 34.52  17 56.46   66 57.54  12.53  0.15  0.57  0.28        3.48  3.48D II                             
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  43   43   9.2  PR1  193  16  22  21   9  43     Q  PPT   0.00  0.00     20.00  0.12 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.48  20.00  0.12 Z        3.48  20.00  0.12 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  9.2  65 137 EP- 1  37.28  2.76  2.79 0.00 -0.03  1.27     0.184 0.58  86   3.25 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  9.2  65 137 ES  1  39.71  5.19  4.97 0.00  0.22  1.27S    0.617                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A  9.6 290 136 EP+ 1  37.24  2.72  2.82 0.00 -0.10  1.27     0.131 0.55  92   3.34 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A  9.6 290 136 ES  1  39.59  5.07  5.02 0.00  0.05  1.27S    0.219                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 17.5 295 116 IPU    38.25  3.73  3.81 0.00 -0.08  2.54     0.452 0.55  80   3.26 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 17.5 295 116 ES  1  41.16  6.64  6.78 0.00 -0.14  1.27S    0.166                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 36.4 328  99 EP- 1  41.14  6.62  6.59 0.00  0.03  1.27     0.073 0.55  68   3.23 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 36.4 328  99 ES  1  46.28 11.76 11.73 0.00  0.03  1.27S    0.307                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 42.8  36  66 EP- 1  41.93  7.41  7.55 0.00 -0.14  1.27     0.095 0.55  92   3.53 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 42.8  36  66 ES  1  47.16 12.64 13.44 0.00 -0.80* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 42.9  69  66 EP+ 1  41.98  7.46  7.56 0.00 -0.10  1.27     0.108 0.55  92   3.53 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 42.9  69  66 ES  1  47.65 13.13 13.46 0.00 -0.33  1.27S    0.215                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 46.2  97  66 EP+ 1  42.66  8.14  8.03 0.00  0.11  1.27     0.227                                        
ICMP PR HH2  A 46.2  97  66 ES  1  48.99 14.47 14.29 0.00  0.18  1.27S    0.333                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 49.9  25  66 EP- 1  43.01  8.49  8.55 0.00 -0.06  1.27     0.099 0.55  95   3.56 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 49.9  25  66 ES  1  49.00 14.48 15.22 0.00 -0.74* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 60.5 345  66 EP+ 1  44.80 10.28 10.04 0.00  0.24  1.20     0.092 0.55  80   3.42 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 60.5 345  66 ES  1  52.46 17.94 17.87 0.00  0.07  1.20S    0.324                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 72.8 313  66 EP+ 1  46.50 11.98 11.78 0.00  0.20  0.86     0.074 0.58  88   3.50 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 72.8 313  66 ES  1  55.85 21.33 20.97 0.00  0.36  0.86S    0.149                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 74.7  37  55 EP+ 1  47.21 12.69 12.03 0.00  0.66* 0.00     0.000 0.55  81   3.45 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 74.7  37  55 ES  1  56.77 22.25 21.41 0.00  0.84* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 75.7  56  55 EP- 1  46.67 12.15 12.15 0.00  0.00  0.75     0.038 0.55  97   3.61 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 75.7  56  55 ES  1  55.91 21.39 21.63 0.00 -0.24  0.75S    0.082                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 87.7  77  55 EP+ 1  48.74 14.22 13.67 0.00  0.55* 0.09     0.000 0.73  80   3.33 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 87.7  77  55 ES  1  59.78 25.26 24.33 0.00  0.93* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 90.3  88  55 EP+ 1  48.97 14.45 14.00 0.00  0.45  0.22     0.005 0.55  75   3.39 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 90.3  88  55 ES  1  60.67 26.15 24.92 0.00  1.23* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A101.2  66  55 EP+ 1  50.40 15.88 15.38 0.00  0.50  0.01     0.000 0.55  73   3.38 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A101.2  66  55 ES  1  62.42 27.90 27.38 0.00  0.52* 0.01S    0.000                                        
IMPR PR HHZ  A104.1 279  55 EP+ 1  50.67 16.15 15.74 0.00  0.41  0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A119.6  79  55 EP+ 1  53.34 18.82 17.71 0.00  1.11* 0.00     0.000 0.55  84   3.53 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A119.6  79  55 ES  1  67.64 33.12 31.52 0.00  1.60* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A141.2  77  55 EP- 1  57.75 23.23 20.44 0.00  2.79* 0.00     0.000 0.55  51   3.10 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A141.2  77  55 ES  1  73.63 39.11 36.38 0.00  2.73* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A149.9  83  55 EP+ 1  57.93 23.41 21.55 0.00  1.86* 0.00     0.000 0.55 118   3.87 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A149.9  83  55 ES  1  75.93 41.41 38.36 0.00  3.05* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A182.0  76  55 EP+ 1  63.07 28.55 25.61 0.00  2.94* 0.00     0.000 0.55  89   3.65 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A182.0  76  55 ES  1  84.61 50.09 45.59 0.00  4.50* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A216.8  77  55 EP+ 2  67.89 33.37 30.01 0.00  3.36* 0.00     0.000 0.55  75   3.53 Z                      
STVI PR HH2  A216.8  77  55 ES  2  92.03 57.51 53.42 0.00  4.09* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJVI PR HHZ  A235.5  79  55 EP+ 1  69.74 35.22 32.38 0.00  2.84* 0.00     0.000 0.55  96   3.78 Z                      
SJVI PR HH1  A235.5  79  55 ES  1  97.95 63.43 57.64 0.00  5.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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