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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in San Germán, PR
Date: March 17, 2023 17:01:58 UTC
March 17, 2023 13:01:58 Hora Local
Region: Southwest Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 2.42 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
12 Km West of Guánica,PR
23.93 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 2.68 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0056 Longitude: -67.0205
Depth: 7 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-03-17 13:58:50
ID: 20230317170158

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-03-17 13:58:56 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: March 17, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 13:01:58
LATITUDE: 18.0056 N
LONGITUDE: 67.0205 W
LOCATION: 2.4 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
23.9 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 7 Km
MAGNITUDE: 2.68 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in San Germán, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-03-17 13:58:56
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Lajas and San Germán 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
2023-03-17  1701 58.77  18  0.34   67  1.23   7.97  0.28  0.62  1.66        2.68  2.68D    I
                                                                                         SOURCE
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X
  11   19   4.7  PR1  110      11  19  11  19     Q  A2               N       6 0.269 D  Y Y N

XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
                                                    2.68      6 0.269 D

Event_ID= 71400663
Region= Southwest Region of Puerto Rico   
Comment= Revision: 2023-03-17T17:48:49.45

 STA NET COM LOC 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
 MLPR PR HHZ 00   A  4.7 211 140 EPD 1  00.37  1.60  1.81    0 -0.21 0.10  J   mr 0.55  33 1 2.38 Z
 ISPR PR HN1 00   A  9.2 341 111 ES? 1  03.14  4.37  4.24    0  0.13 0.10  J   mr         
 SNG1 PR HNZ --   A  9.6 353 107 EPU 1  01.56  2.79  2.45    0  0.34 0.10  J   mr       
 SNG1 PR HNN --   A  9.6 353 107 ES? 1  02.81  4.04  4.36    0 -0.32 0.10  J   mr         
 UUPR PR HHZ 00   A 41.4  49  90 EPU 1  06.06  7.29  7.39    0  -0.1 0.10  J   mr 0.55  71 0 3.29 Z
 AOPR PR HHZ 00   A 46.6  36  90 EPD 1  07.44  8.67  8.19    0  0.48 0.00  J   mr 0.55  47 1 2.92 Z
 AGPR PR HHZ 00   A 51.4 349  90 EPD 1  08.02  9.25  8.94    0  0.31 0.10  J   mr 0.55  38 0 2.73 Z
 AGPR PR HH1 00   A 51.4 349  90 ES? 1  14.52 15.75 15.91    0 -0.16 0.10  J   mr         
 MLPR PR HH1 00   A  4.7 211 140 ES? 1  01.90  3.13  3.22    0 -0.09 0.10  J   mr         
 ISPR PR HNZ 00   A  9.2 341 111 EPU 1  01.33  2.56  2.38    0  0.18 0.10  J   mr    
 CRPR PR HHZ 00   A  9.3 270 109 EPD 1  01.07  2.30  2.40    0  -0.1 0.10  J   mr 0.55  48 1 2.75 Z
 CRPR PR HH1 00   A  9.3 270 109 ES? 1  02.91  4.14  4.27    0 -0.13 0.10  J   mr         
 GBPR PR HHZ 00   A 15.2 102  90 IPD 0  02.31  3.54  3.30    0  0.24 0.20  J   mr 0.87  41 1 2.62 Z
 GBPR PR HH1 00   A 15.2 102  90 ES? 1  04.49  5.72  5.87    0 -0.15 0.10  J   mr         
 PRSN PR HHZ 00   A 26.5 330  90 EPD 1  03.58  4.81  5.07    0 -0.26 0.10  J   mr 0.55  72 0 3.23 Z
 PRSN PR HH1 00   A 26.5 330  90 ES? 1  07.21  8.44  9.02    0 -0.58 0.00  J   mr         
 UUPR PR HH1 00   A 41.4  49  90 ES? 1  11.13 12.36 13.15    0 -0.79 0.00  J   mr         
 OBIP PR BHZ --   A 43.5  84  90 EPD 1  06.88  8.11  7.72    0  0.39 0.10  J   mr 0.87  31 1 2.34 Z
 OBIP PR BHN --   A 43.5  84  90 ES? 1  12.03 13.26 13.74    0 -0.48 0.10  J   mr         
 AOPR PR HH1 00   A 46.6  36  90 ES? 1  12.52 13.75 14.58    0 -0.83 0.00  J   mr         
 CELP PR HHZ 00   A 46.8  80  90 EPD 1  07.31  8.54  8.23    0  0.31 0.10  J   mr 0.55  50 1 2.98 Z
 CELP PR HH1 00   A 46.8  80  90 ES? 1  12.80 14.03 14.65    0 -0.62 0.10  J   mr         

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