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| Event Details | |
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| Estimated Maximum Intensity: | II in Lajas, PR |
| Date: |
March 27, 2023 15:10:05 UTC March 27, 2023 11:10:05 Hora Local |
| Region: | South Region of Puerto Rico |
| Distances: |
8.08 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR 13.02 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR 34.3 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR |
| Magnitude: | 2.23 Md |
| Location: | Latitude: 17.9315 Longitude: -66.9566 |
| Depth: | 16 Km |
| Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Issued Date & Time | 2023-03-27 11:41:48 |
| ID: | 20230327151005 |
Epicentral Map
| BULLETIN 1 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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| DATE: | March 27, 2023 |
| LOCAL TIME: | 11:10:05 |
| LATITUDE: | 17.9315 N |
| LONGITUDE: | 66.9566 W |
| LOCATION: |
8.1 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
34.3 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR |
| DEPTH: | 16 Km |
| MAGNITUDE: | 2.23 Md |
| ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | II in Lajas, PR |
| TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2023-03-27 11:41:54 |
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The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
micro earthquake was reported as
felt in Lajas 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. |
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Technical Information
YEAR MO DA --ORIGIN-- --LAT N- --LON W-- DEPTH RMS ERH ERZ XMAG FMAG PMAG INT
2023-03-27 1510 5.52 17 55.89 66 57.40 16.03 0.05 0.71 0.55 2.23 2.23D 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
12 12 9.5 PR1 227 15 6 10 4 12 Q PPX 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.01 D
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
2.23 3.00 0.01 Z 2.23 3.00 0.01 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 9.5 59 142 IPD 8.78 3.26 3.20 0.00 0.06 1.67 0.439 0.58 28 2.23 Z
GBPR PR HH2 A 9.5 59 142 ES 1 11.17 5.65 5.70 0.00 -0.05 0.83S 0.589
MLPR PR HHZ A 10.2 295 140 IPU 8.74 3.22 3.26 0.00 -0.04 1.67 0.583 0.55 25 2.15 Z
MLPR PR HH2 A 10.2 295 140 ES 1 11.29 5.77 5.80 0.00 -0.03 0.83S 0.361
CRPR PR HHZ A 18.2 298 119 EP+ 1 9.63 4.11 4.13 0.00 -0.02 0.83 0.197 0.55 26 2.24 Z
CRPR PR HH2 A 18.2 298 119 ES 1 12.51 6.99 7.35 0.00 -0.36 0.00S 0.000
LSP PR HHZ A 30.3 334 101 EP- 1 11.30 5.78 5.73 0.00 0.05 0.83 0.209
LSP PR HH1 A 30.3 334 101 ES 1 15.74 10.22 10.20 0.00 0.02 0.83S 0.711
CELP PR HHZ A 43.0 68 95 EP- 1 13.04 7.52 7.51 0.00 0.01 0.83 0.294
CELP PR HH1 A 43.0 68 95 ES 1 18.78 13.26 13.37 0.00 -0.11 0.83S 0.382
AOPR PR HHZ A 50.7 24 94 EP+ 1 14.13 8.61 8.59 0.00 0.02 0.83 0.229
AOPR PR HH2 A 50.7 24 94 ES 1 19.99 14.47 15.29 0.00 -0.82* 0.00S 0.000
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