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| Event Details | |
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| Estimated Maximum Intensity: | III in Utuado, PR |
| Date: |
March 19, 2023 01:01:27 UTC March 18, 2023 21:01:27 Hora Local |
| Region: | 19° N Fault Zone |
| Distances: |
77.77 Km North-Northwest of Manati,PR 77.77 Km North of Arecibo,PR 77.77 Km North of Arecibo,PR |
| Magnitude: | 3.18 Md |
| Location: | Latitude: 19.1123 Longitude: -66.6403 |
| Depth: | 24 Km |
| Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Issued Date & Time | 2023-03-20 17:51:09 |
| ID: | 20230319010127 |
Epicentral Map
| BULLETIN 1 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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| DATE: | March 18, 2023 |
| LOCAL TIME: | 21:01:27 |
| LATITUDE: | 19.1123 N |
| LONGITUDE: | 66.6403 W |
| LOCATION: |
77.8 Km North-Northwest of Manati,PR
77.8 Km North of Arecibo,PR |
| DEPTH: | 24 Km |
| MAGNITUDE: | 3.18 Md |
| ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | III in Utuado, PR |
| TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2023-03-20 15:32:15 |
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The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
minor earthquake was reported as
felt in Utuado with a maximum
intensity of III (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
2023-03-19 0101 27.47 19 6.74 66 38.42 24.82 0.25 1.39 18.10 3.18 3.18D III
SOURCE
NSTA NPHS DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH N.XMG-XMMAD-T N.FMG-FMMAD-T L F X
17 17 85.6 PR1 301 10 8 17 9 17 Q- PPT 0.00 0.00 6.00 0.02 D
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
3.18 6.00 0.02 Z 3.18 6.00 0.02 D
REGION= 19 N Fault Zone
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
AOPR PR HHZ A 85.6 189 94 EP+ 1 40.17 12.70 12.93 0.00 -0.23 1.04 0.272 0.55 61 3.20 Z
AOPR PR HH2 A 85.6 189 94 ES 1 50.74 23.27 23.02 0.00 0.25 1.04S 0.497
ECPR PR HHZ A 92.6 161 94 EP+ 1 41.33 13.86 13.81 0.00 0.05 1.04 0.179 0.55 64 3.25 Z
ECPR PR HH1 A 92.6 161 94 ES 1 52.09 24.62 24.58 0.00 0.04 1.04S 0.288
UUPR PR HH1 A 95.5 186 94 ES 1 52.53 25.06 25.24 0.00 -0.18 1.04S 0.187
GCPR PR HHZ A106.5 146 93 EP+ 1 43.24 15.77 15.58 0.00 0.19 1.04 0.260
GCPR PR HH1 A106.5 146 93 ES 1 54.97 27.50 27.73 0.00 -0.23 1.04S 0.433
LSP PR HHZ A113.8 205 93 EP+ 2 43.81 16.34 16.50 0.00 -0.16 0.41 0.035 0.58 52 3.06 Z
LSP PR HH1 A113.8 205 93 ES 1 56.40 28.93 29.37 0.00 -0.44 1.04S 0.222
CELP PR HHZ A115.0 176 93 EP+ 1 43.97 16.50 16.65 0.00 -0.15 1.04 0.139 0.55 57 3.17 Z
CELP PR HH1 A115.0 176 93 ES 1 56.93 29.46 29.64 0.00 -0.18 1.04S 0.272
GBPR PR HHZ A128.4 192 92 EP+ 1 45.81 18.34 18.34 0.00 0.00 1.04 0.157 0.58 57 3.16 Z
GBPR PR HH1 A128.4 192 92 ES 1 60.54 33.07 32.65 0.00 0.42 1.04S 0.246
CRPR PR HHZ A132.1 203 92 EP+ 1 45.98 18.51 18.81 0.00 -0.30 1.04 0.194 0.55 57 3.19 Z
CRPR PR HH2 A132.1 203 92 ES 1 60.84 33.37 33.48 0.00 -0.11 1.04S 0.206
MLPR PR HHZ A133.5 199 92 EP+ 1 46.87 19.40 18.98 0.00 0.42 1.04 0.178
MLPR PR HH2 A133.5 199 92 ES 1 61.41 33.94 33.78 0.00 0.16 1.04S 0.226
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