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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: IV in Guánica, PR
Date: March 15, 2023 11:23:01 UTC
March 15, 2023 07:23:01 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.6 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
12.83 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
33.64 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.45 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9426 Longitude: -66.949
Depth: 6 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-03-15 09:25:03
ID: 20230315112301

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-03-15 09:25:16 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 3
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: March 15, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 07:23:01
LATITUDE: 17.9426 N
LONGITUDE: 66.949 W
LOCATION: 6.6 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
33.6 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 6 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.45 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-03-15 09:25:16
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Western region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of IV (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                            
2023-03-15  1123  1.31  17 56.56   66 56.94   6.65  0.16  0.77  0.29        3.45  3.45D IV                               
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  41   41   8.2  PR1  199  15  21  24  10  41     Q  PPM   0.00  0.00      8.00  0.07 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.45   8.00  0.07 Z        3.45   8.00  0.07 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  8.2  64 124 IPD     3.42  2.11  2.07 0.00  0.04  1.84     0.488                                        
GBPR PR HH1  A  8.2  64 124 ES  1   5.10  3.79  3.68 0.00  0.11  0.92S    0.437                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 10.5 287 117 IPU     3.67  2.36  2.43 0.00 -0.07  1.84     0.444                                        
MLPR PR HH1  A 10.5 287 117 ES  1   5.42  4.11  4.33 0.00 -0.22  0.92S    0.181                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 18.4 293 105 EP+ 1   4.85  3.54  3.78 0.00 -0.24  0.92     0.088 0.55  97   3.44 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 18.4 293 105 ES  1   7.66  6.35  6.73 0.00 -0.38  0.92S    0.155                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 29.6 331  57 EP+ 1   6.90  5.59  5.62 0.00 -0.03  0.92     0.048                                        
LSP  PR HH1  A 29.6 331  57 ES  1  10.19  8.88 10.00 0.00 -1.12* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 36.8 326  57 IPU     8.11  6.80  6.73 0.00  0.07  1.84     0.203 0.55  59   3.10 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 36.8 326  57 ES  1  13.23 11.92 11.98 0.00 -0.06  0.92S    0.188                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 38.0  72  57 IPD     8.16  6.85  6.91 0.00 -0.06  1.84     0.315                                        
OBIP PR BHN  A 38.0  72  57 ES  1  13.35 12.04 12.30 0.00 -0.26  0.92S    0.116                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 41.8  69  57 IPD     8.86  7.55  7.50 0.00  0.05  1.84     0.277 0.55  90   3.51 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 41.8  69  57 ES  1  14.29 12.98 13.35 0.00 -0.37  0.92S    0.111                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 42.0  35  57 EP+ 1   8.76  7.45  7.53 0.00 -0.08  0.92     0.043                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A 42.0  35  57 ES  1  13.45 12.14 13.40 0.00 -1.26* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 49.2  24  57 EP- 1   9.97  8.66  8.64 0.00  0.02  0.92     0.049                                        
AOPR PR HH2  A 49.2  24  57 ES  1  16.16 14.85 15.38 0.00 -0.53* 0.68S    0.168                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 60.6 344  57 IPU    11.93 10.62 10.38 0.00  0.24  1.73     0.176                                        
AGPR PR HH1  A 60.6 344  57 ES  1  19.97 18.66 18.48 0.00  0.18  0.87S    0.246                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 73.5 312  50 EP+ 1  13.76 12.45 12.31 0.00  0.14  0.60     0.037 0.58  82   3.43 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 73.5 312  50 ES  1  23.39 22.08 21.91 0.00  0.17  0.60S    0.072                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 73.9  36  50 IPD    14.38 13.07 12.38 0.00  0.69* 0.00     0.000 0.55  75   3.38 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 73.9  36  50 ES  1  24.00 22.69 22.04 0.00  0.65* 0.02S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 74.7  56  50 IPD    13.83 12.52 12.48 0.00  0.04  1.14     0.081                                        
ECPR PR HH1  A 74.7  56  50 ES  1  23.39 22.08 22.21 0.00 -0.13  0.57S    0.045                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 86.6  77  44 EP+ 1  15.68 14.37 14.11 0.00  0.26  0.25     0.010 0.73  93   3.46 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 86.6  77  44 ES  1  24.67 23.36 25.12 0.00 -1.76* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 89.2  88  44 EP+ 1  16.17 14.86 14.44 0.00  0.42  0.19     0.008 0.55  99   3.65 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 89.2  88  44 ES  1  25.91 24.60 25.70 0.00 -1.10* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IMPR PR HHZ  A105.1 279  44 EP+ 1  17.84 16.53 16.44 0.00  0.09  0.00     0.000                                        
IMPR PR HH2  A105.1 279  44 ES  1  31.99 30.68 29.26 0.00  1.42* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A118.6  79  44 EP+ 1  20.38 19.07 18.15 0.00  0.92* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH1  A118.6  79  44 ES  1  33.81 32.50 32.31 0.00  0.19  0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A140.1  77  44 EP+ 1  22.58 21.27 20.88 0.00  0.39  0.00     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH1  A140.1  77  44 ES  1  41.25 39.94 37.17 0.00  2.77* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A148.9  83  44 EP+ 1  25.01 23.70 21.98 0.00  1.72* 0.00     0.000 0.55 108   3.79 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A148.9  83  44 ES  1  40.53 39.22 39.12 0.00  0.10  0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A180.9  76  44 EP+ 1  30.09 28.78 26.04 0.00  2.74* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH1  A180.9  76  44 ES  1  48.45 47.14 46.35 0.00  0.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJVI PR HHZ  A234.4  79  44 EP+ 1  37.75 36.44 32.82 0.00  3.62* 0.00     0.000                                        

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