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| Event Details | |
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| Estimated Maximum Intensity: | II in Ponce, PR |
| Date: |
May 18, 2023 05:09:59 UTC May 18, 2023 01:09:59 Hora Local |
| Region: | Southwest Region of Puerto Rico |
| Distances: |
6.18 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR 11.08 Km West-Southeast of Guánica,PR 28.21 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR |
| Magnitude: | 2.05 Md |
| Location: | Latitude: 17.9676 Longitude: -67.0106 |
| Depth: | 11 Km |
| Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Issued Date & Time | 2023-05-18 01:21:33 |
| ID: | 20230518050959 |
Epicentral Map
| BULLETIN 1 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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| DATE: | May 18, 2023 |
| LOCAL TIME: | 01:09:59 |
| LATITUDE: | 17.9676 N |
| LONGITUDE: | 67.0106 W |
| LOCATION: |
6.2 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR
28.2 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR |
| DEPTH: | 11 Km |
| MAGNITUDE: | 2.05 Md |
| ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | II in Ponce, PR |
| TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2023-05-18 01:21:39 |
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The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
micro earthquake was reported as
felt in Ponce 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. |
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Technical Information
YEAR MO DA --ORIGIN-- --LAT N- --LON W-- DEPTH RMS ERH ERZ XMAG FMAG PMAG INT
2023-05-18 0509 59.88 17 58.06 67 0.64 11.40 0.04 0.62 0.75 2.05 2.05D 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
8 8 3.5 PR1 188 14 4 7 3 8 Q PPD 0.00 0.00 4.00 0.11 D
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
2.05 4.00 0.11 Z 2.05 4.00 0.11 D
REGION= Southwestern 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
MLPR PR HHZ A 3.5 274 159 EP- 1 62.08 2.20 2.17 0.00 0.03 1.00 0.306 0.55 18 1.81 Z
MLPR PR HH2 A 3.5 274 159 ES 1 63.73 3.85 3.86 0.00 -0.01 1.00S 0.834
CRPR PR HHZ A 11.3 293 126 EP+ 1 62.81 2.93 2.91 0.00 0.02 1.00 0.464 0.55 23 2.08 Z
CRPR PR HH2 A 11.3 293 126 ES 1 64.74 4.86 5.18 0.00 -0.32 0.00S 0.000
GBPR PR HHZ A 13.9 86 119 EP- 1 63.16 3.28 3.25 0.00 0.03 1.00 0.442 0.58 27 2.22 Z
GBPR PR HH1 A 13.9 86 119 ES 1 65.62 5.74 5.78 0.00 -0.05 1.00S 0.751
LSP PR HHZ A 24.3 341 103 EP+ 1 64.54 4.66 4.75 0.00 -0.09 1.00 0.364 0.58 20 2.01 Z
LSP PR HH1 A 24.3 341 103 ES 1 68.37 8.49 8.45 0.00 0.03 1.00S 0.836
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