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 Guánica, PR
Date: March 18, 2023 20:35:47 UTC
March 18, 2023 16:35:47 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 7.63 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
12.28 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
33.47 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.10 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9388 Longitude: -66.959
Depth: 6 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-03-18 16:56:33
ID: 20230318203546

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BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: March 18, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 16:35:47
LATITUDE: 17.9388 N
LONGITUDE: 66.959 W
LOCATION: 7.6 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
33.5 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 6 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.10 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 2023-03-18 16:56:39
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Guánica with a maximum intensity of II (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                            
2023-03-18  2035 47.11  17 56.33   66 57.54   6.76  0.10  0.67  0.24        3.10  3.10D 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                         
  32   32   9.3  PR1  219  20  16  22  10  32     Q  PPP   0.00  0.00     10.00  0.10 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.10  10.00  0.10 Z        3.10  10.00  0.10 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  9.3  64 121 IPD    49.36  2.25  2.25 0.00  0.00  1.66     0.470 0.58  47   2.70 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  9.3  64 121 ES  1  51.19  4.08  4.01 0.00  0.07  0.83S    0.456                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A  9.6 291 120 IPU    49.40  2.29  2.30 0.00 -0.01  1.66     0.468 0.55  46   2.71 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A  9.6 291 120 ES  1  51.14  4.03  4.09 0.00 -0.06  0.83S    0.190                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 17.6 296 106 EP+ 1  50.67  3.56  3.64 0.00 -0.08  0.83     0.096 0.55  50   2.83 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 17.6 296 106 ES  1  53.41  6.30  6.48 0.00 -0.18  0.83S    0.166                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 29.5 333  57 EP+ 1  52.63  5.52  5.59 0.00 -0.07  0.83     0.054 0.58  60   3.05 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 29.5 333  57 ES  1  56.65  9.54  9.95 0.00 -0.41  0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 36.6 328  57 EP+ 1  53.82  6.71  6.68 0.00  0.03  0.83     0.058                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 36.6 328  57 ES  1  59.13 12.02 11.89 0.00  0.13  0.83S    0.209                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A 39.1  72  57 IPD    54.06  6.95  7.07 0.00 -0.12  1.66     0.329 0.87  64   2.99 Z                      
OBIP PR BHN  A 39.1  72  57 ES  1  59.71 12.60 12.58 0.00  0.02  0.83S    0.110                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 43.0  69  57 IPU    54.79  7.68  7.66 0.00  0.02  1.66     0.286 0.55  63   3.18 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 43.0  69  57 ES  1  60.74 13.63 13.63 0.00  0.00  0.83S    0.105                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 43.0  35  57 EP+ 1  54.64  7.53  7.67 0.00 -0.14  0.83     0.040 0.55  62   3.17 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 43.0  35  57 ES  1  60.36 13.25 13.65 0.00 -0.40  0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 50.1  25  57 IPU    55.85  8.74  8.76 0.00 -0.02  1.66     0.186 0.55  69   3.27 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 50.1  25  57 ES  1  62.36 15.25 15.59 0.00 -0.34  0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 60.7 345  57 IPU    57.68 10.57 10.39 0.00  0.18  1.56     0.184 0.55  59   3.14 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 60.7 345  57 ES  1  65.57 18.46 18.49 0.00 -0.03  0.78S    0.261                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 73.0 313  50 EP+ 1  59.52 12.41 12.23 0.00  0.18  0.55     0.049                                        
IDE  PR EHE  A 73.0 313  50 ES  1  68.65 21.54 21.77 0.00 -0.23  0.55S    0.087                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 74.9  37  50 EP+ 1  60.09 12.98 12.50 0.00  0.48  0.00     0.000                                        
EMPR PR HH1  A 74.9  37  50 ES  1  69.21 22.10 22.25 0.00 -0.15  0.51S    0.068                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 75.8  56  50 IPU    59.89 12.78 12.63 0.00  0.15  0.97     0.074                                        
ECPR PR HH1  A 75.8  56  50 ES  1  69.63 22.52 22.48 0.00  0.04  0.49S    0.039                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 87.8  77  44 EP+ 1  61.75 14.64 14.24 0.00  0.40  0.00     0.000                                        
SJG  IU BH1  A 87.8  77  44 ES  1  71.62 24.51 25.35 0.00 -0.84* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 90.3  87  44 EP+ 1  62.51 15.40 14.56 0.00  0.84* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 90.3  87  44 ES  1  72.45 25.34 25.92 0.00 -0.58* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A101.3  65  44 EP+ 1  63.59 16.48 15.95 0.00  0.53* 0.00     0.000 0.55  56   3.14 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A101.3  65  44 ES  1  75.86 28.75 28.39 0.00  0.36  0.00S    0.000                                        

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