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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: V in Guánica, PR
Date: April 09, 2023 13:08:56 UTC
April 09, 2023 09:08:56 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.81 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
11.78 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
32.31 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 4.5 Ml
Location: Latitude: 17.955 Longitude: -66.9518
Depth: 13 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-04-09 09:52:15
ID: 20230409130855

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-04-09 09:52:22 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: April 09, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 09:08:56
LATITUDE: 17.955 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9518 W
LOCATION: 5.8 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
32.3 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 13 Km
MAGNITUDE: 4.5 Ml
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: V in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-04-09 09:52:22
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in widely throughout Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of V (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                            
2023-04-09  1308 56.59  17 57.30   66 57.11  13.85  0.15  0.72  0.38        3.68  3.68D V                              
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  46   46   8.0  PR1  202  16  24  23  11  46     Q  PPP   0.00  0.00      9.00  0.13 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.68   9.00  0.13 Z        3.68   9.00  0.13 D                                                

REGION= Southern Puerto Rico  
Comment: NEIC: 4.6 ml, PTWC: 4.8 ml, EB:4.5 ml                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
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  8.0  73 145 EP+ 1  59.43  2.84  2.83 0.00  0.01  0.98     0.174 0.58 109   3.46 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  8.0  73 145 ES  1  61.78  5.19  5.04 0.00  0.15  0.98S    0.487                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A  9.9 280 139 EP+ 1  59.36  2.77  3.01 0.00 -0.24  0.98     0.175 0.55 109   3.50 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A  9.9 280 139 ES  1  61.88  5.29  5.36 0.00 -0.07  0.98S    0.338                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 17.7 289 120 EP+ 1  60.17  3.58  3.93 0.00 -0.35  0.81     0.096 0.55 110   3.55 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 17.7 289 120 ES  1  62.93  6.34  7.00 0.00 -0.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 28.2 330  66 EP+ 1  61.87  5.28  5.42 0.00 -0.14  0.98     0.052                                        
LSP  PR HH1  A 28.2 330  66 ES  1  66.45  9.86  9.65 0.00  0.21  0.98S    0.167                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 35.5 325  66 IPU    62.93  6.34  6.44 0.00 -0.10  1.97     0.235                                        
PRSN PR HH1  A 35.5 325  66 ES  1  68.07 11.48 11.46 0.00  0.02  0.98S    0.156                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 41.1  36  66 EP+ 1  63.81  7.22  7.23 0.00 -0.01  0.98     0.049                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A 41.1  36  66 ES  1  69.23 12.64 12.87 0.00 -0.23  0.98S    0.218                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 41.6  71  66 IPD    63.85  7.26  7.31 0.00 -0.05  1.97     0.466 0.55 109   3.68 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 41.6  71  66 ES  1  69.53 12.94 13.01 0.00 -0.07  0.98S    0.181                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 48.1  25  66 EP+ 1  64.71  8.12  8.22 0.00 -0.10  0.98     0.047 0.55 108   3.68 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 48.1  25  66 ES  1  70.99 14.40 14.63 0.00 -0.23  0.98S    0.254                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 59.2 344  66 IPU    66.46  9.87  9.78 0.00  0.09  1.89     0.163 0.55 108   3.69 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 59.2 344  66 ES  1  74.35 17.76 17.41 0.00  0.35  0.76S    0.129                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 72.4 312  55 IPU    68.35 11.76 11.61 0.00  0.15  1.35     0.230                                        
IDE  PR EHE  A 72.4 312  55 ES  1  77.03 20.44 20.67 0.00 -0.23  0.68S    0.090                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 73.0  37  55 EP- 1  68.94 12.35 11.70 0.00  0.65* 0.00     0.000                                        
EMPR PR HH1  A 73.0  37  55 ES  1  77.73 21.14 20.83 0.00  0.31  0.65S    0.064                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 74.2  57  55 IPU    68.50 11.91 11.85 0.00  0.06  1.25     0.149                                        
ECPR PR HH1  A 74.2  57  55 ES  1  77.77 21.18 21.09 0.00  0.09  0.62S    0.061                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 86.7  78  55 EP+ 1  70.35 13.76 13.42 0.00  0.34  0.24     0.010                                        
SJG  IU BH1  A 86.7  78  55 ES  1  81.14 24.55 23.89 0.00  0.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 89.5  89  55 EP+ 1  71.00 14.41 13.78 0.00  0.63* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 89.5  89  55 ES  1  81.62 25.03 24.53 0.00  0.50* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 99.9  66  55 EP+ 1  72.09 15.50 15.10 0.00  0.40  0.01     0.000 0.55 108   3.74 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 99.9  66  55 ES  1  83.95 27.36 26.88 0.00  0.48  0.00S    0.000                                        
IMPR PR HHZ  A104.6 278  55 EP+ 1  72.92 16.33 15.69 0.00  0.64* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A118.6  79  55 EP+ 1  74.96 18.37 17.47 0.00  0.90* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH2  A118.6  79  55 ES  1  88.21 31.62 31.10 0.00  0.52* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A149.0  83  55 EP+ 2  79.63 23.04 21.31 0.00  1.73* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HH2  A149.0  83  55 ES  2  96.55 39.96 37.93 0.00  2.03* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A180.9  77  55 EP+ 2  84.32 27.73 25.35 0.00  2.38* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH1  A180.9  77  55 ES  2 104.38 47.79 45.12 0.00  2.67* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A215.7  77  55 EP+ 2  89.33 32.74 29.76 0.00  2.98* 0.00     0.000 0.55 147   4.14 Z                      
STVI PR HH1  A215.7  77  55 ES  2 113.24 56.65 52.97 0.00  3.68* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJVI PR HHZ  A234.5  79  55 EP+ 2  91.05 34.46 32.13 0.00  2.33* 0.00     0.000 0.55 147   4.17 Z                      
SJVI PR HH1  A234.5  79  55 ES  2 116.47 59.88 57.19 0.00  2.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SMDR PR BHZ  A278.5 303  55 EP+ 2  98.78 42.19 37.70 0.00  4.49* 0.00     0.000                                        
SMDR PR BHN  A278.5 303  55 ES  2 131.59 75.00 67.11 0.00  7.89* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SMRT NA BHZ  A411.0  87  55 EP- 2 111.84 55.25 54.48 0.00  0.77* 0.00     0.000                                        
SMRT NA BHN  A411.0  87  55 ES  2 149.49 92.90 96.97 0.00 -4.07* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ABD  WI BHZ  A604.6 104  55 EP+ 2 135.59 79.00 78.99 0.00  0.01  0.00     0.000                                        

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