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| Event Details | |
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| Estimated Maximum Intensity: | IV in Mayagüez, PR |
| Date: |
March 16, 2023 21:57:24 UTC March 16, 2023 17:57:24 Hora Local |
| Region: | West Region of Puerto Rico |
| Distances: |
4.08 Km East-Southeast of Hormigueros,PR 5.31 Km West-Northwest of San Germán,PR 8.95 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR |
| Magnitude: | 3.35 Md |
| Location: | Latitude: 18.128 Longitude: -67.083 |
| Depth: | 14 Km |
| Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Issued Date & Time | 2023-03-16 18:21:06 |
| ID: | 20230316215723 |
Epicentral Map
| BULLETIN 2 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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| DATE: | March 16, 2023 |
| LOCAL TIME: | 17:57:24 |
| LATITUDE: | 18.128 N |
| LONGITUDE: | 67.083 W |
| LOCATION: |
4.1 Km East-Southeast of Hormigueros,PR
9 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR |
| DEPTH: | 14 Km |
| MAGNITUDE: | 3.35 Md |
| ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | IV in Mayagüez, PR |
| TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2023-03-16 18:21:11 |
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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 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. |
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Technical Information
YEAR MO DA --ORIGIN-- --LAT N- --LON W-- DEPTH RMS ERH ERZ XMAG FMAG PMAG INT
2023-03-16 2157 24.31 18 7.68 67 4.98 14.66 0.22 0.42 0.87 3.35 3.35D 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
39 39 5.3 PR1 114 19 19 23 11 39 Q PPT 0.00 0.00 18.00 0.09 D
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
3.35 18.00 0.09 Z 3.35 18.00 0.09 D
REGION= Western 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
LSP PR HHZ A 5.3 357 155 EP+ 1 27.21 2.90 2.73 0.00 0.17 1.01 0.123 0.58 103 3.39 Z
LSP PR HH1 A 5.3 357 155 ES 1 29.62 5.31 4.86 0.00 0.45 1.01S 0.505
PRSN PR HHZ A 11.9 327 130 EP+ 1 27.57 3.26 3.29 0.00 -0.03 1.01 0.087
PRSN PR HH2 A 11.9 327 130 ES 1 29.96 5.65 5.86 0.00 -0.21 1.01S 0.270
CRPR PR HHZ A 13.7 192 125 EP- 1 27.76 3.45 3.50 0.00 -0.05 1.01 0.143 0.55 77 3.20 Z
CRPR PR HH2 A 13.7 192 125 ES 1 30.17 5.86 6.23 0.00 -0.37 1.01S 0.293
MLPR PR HHZ A 18.0 166 113 EP+ 1 28.23 3.92 4.02 0.00 -0.10 1.01 0.131 0.55 77 3.23 Z
MLPR PR HH2 A 18.0 166 113 ES 1 31.18 6.87 7.16 0.00 -0.29 1.01S 0.247
GBPR PR HHZ A 27.4 128 96 EP+ 1 29.82 5.51 5.30 0.00 0.21 1.01 0.104 0.58 77 3.26 Z
GBPR PR HH2 A 27.4 128 96 ES 1 34.40 10.09 9.43 0.00 0.66* 0.46S 0.037
AGPR PR HHZ A 37.7 356 92 IPU 31.12 6.81 6.75 0.00 0.06 2.03 0.362 0.55 71 3.27 Z
AGPR PR HH1 A 37.7 356 92 ES 1 36.05 11.74 12.01 0.00 -0.27 1.01S 0.171
UUPR PR HHZ A 40.8 70 92 EP- 1 31.52 7.21 7.19 0.00 0.02 1.01 0.071 0.55 86 3.46 Z
UUPR PR HH1 A 40.8 70 92 ES 1 36.66 12.35 12.80 0.00 -0.45 1.01S 0.182
AOPR PR HHZ A 42.4 55 91 EP+ 1 31.83 7.52 7.41 0.00 0.11 1.01 0.071 0.55 104 3.64 Z
AOPR PR HH2 A 42.4 55 91 ES 1 37.16 12.85 13.19 0.00 -0.34 1.01S 0.189
IDE PR EHZ A 49.6 306 91 EP+ 1 32.85 8.54 8.42 0.00 0.12 1.01 0.187 0.58 69 3.25 Z
IDE PR EHE A 49.6 306 91 ES 1 39.31 15.00 14.99 0.00 0.01 1.01S 0.316
OBIP PR BHZ A 51.4 100 91 EP- 1 33.12 8.81 8.67 0.00 0.14 1.01 0.083 0.87 83 3.24 Z
OBIP PR BHN A 51.4 100 91 ES 1 39.93 15.62 15.43 0.00 0.19 1.01S 0.164
CELP PR HHZ A 53.7 96 91 EP- 1 33.44 9.13 9.00 0.00 0.13 1.01 0.081 0.55 73 3.33 Z
CELP PR HH1 A 53.7 96 91 ES 1 40.15 15.84 16.02 0.00 -0.18 1.01S 0.164
EMPR PR HHZ A 70.1 56 63 EP- 1 36.47 12.16 11.28 0.00 0.88* 0.00 0.000 0.55 69 3.29 Z
EMPR PR HH1 A 70.1 56 63 ES 1 45.36 21.05 20.08 0.00 0.97* 0.00S 0.000
ECPR PR HHZ A 79.1 74 63 EP+ 1 37.38 13.07 12.41 0.00 0.66* 0.22 0.007 0.55 78 3.42 Z
ECPR PR HH2 A 79.1 74 63 ES 1 47.91 23.60 22.09 0.00 1.51* 0.00S 0.000
SJG IU BHZ A 98.8 90 63 EP+ 1 40.08 15.77 14.90 0.00 0.87* 0.00 0.000 0.73 83 3.37 Z
SJG IU BH1 A 98.8 90 63 ES 1 51.90 27.59 26.52 0.00 1.07* 0.00S 0.000
IGPR PR HHZ A104.9 99 63 EP+ 1 41.47 17.16 15.68 0.00 1.48* 0.00 0.000 0.55 77 3.43 Z
IGPR PR HH1 A104.9 99 63 ES 1 53.93 29.62 27.91 0.00 1.71* 0.00S 0.000
GCPR PR HHZ A107.6 79 63 EP+ 1 41.38 17.07 16.02 0.00 1.05* 0.00 0.000 0.55 74 3.40 Z
GCPR PR HH2 A107.6 79 63 ES 1 54.35 30.04 28.52 0.00 1.52* 0.00S 0.000
PCDR PR BHN A143.7 288 63 ES 1 62.00 37.69 36.65 0.00 1.04* 0.00S 0.000
FAPR PR HHZ A151.2 86 63 EP+ 2 47.87 23.56 21.55 0.00 2.01* 0.00 0.000 0.55 62 3.29 Z
FAPR PR HH1 A151.2 86 63 ES 2 64.54 40.23 38.36 0.00 1.87* 0.00S 0.000
CUPR PR HHZ A191.5 83 63 EP- 1 53.27 28.96 26.64 0.00 2.32* 0.00 0.000 0.55 96 3.73 Z
CUPR PR HH1 A191.5 83 63 ES 2 75.40 51.09 47.42 0.00 3.67* 0.00S 0.000
SJVI PR HHZ A245.5 84 63 EP+ 1 60.51 36.20 33.48 0.00 2.72* 0.00 0.000 0.55 104 3.86 Z
SJVI PR HH1 A245.5 84 63 ES 1 87.43 63.12 59.59 0.00 3.53* 0.00S 0.000
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