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 Ponce, PR
Date: May 24, 2023 09:23:25 UTC
May 24, 2023 05:23:25 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 12.22 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
14.65 Km South-Southeast of Ponce,PR
14.65 Km South-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.19 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9641 Longitude: -66.6926
Depth: 8 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-05-24 06:10:32
ID: 20230524092325

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: May 24, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 05:23:25
LATITUDE: 17.9641 N
LONGITUDE: 66.6926 W
LOCATION: 12.2 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
14.6 Km South-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 8 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.19 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 2023-05-24 06:10:40
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor 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, 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                            
2023-05-24  0923 25.36  17 57.85   66 41.56   8.89  0.19  0.59  1.30        3.19  3.19D 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                         
  38   38  12.6  PR1  182  14  17  27  12  34     Q  PP0   0.00  0.00     13.00  0.10 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.19  13.00  0.10 Z        3.19  13.00  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  
OBIP PR BHZ  A 12.6  46 107 EP- 1  28.10  2.74  2.91 0.00 -0.17  0.97     0.093 0.87  50   2.60 Z                      
OBIP PR BHE  A 12.6  46 107 ES  1  30.64  5.28  5.18 0.00  0.10  0.97S    0.236                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 17.2  44  97 IPD    29.07  3.71  3.59 0.00  0.12  1.94     0.223 0.55  70   3.14 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 17.2  44  97 ES  1  31.72  6.36  6.39 0.00 -0.03  0.97S    0.112                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 19.8 274  95 IPU    29.23  3.87  3.99 0.00 -0.12  1.94     0.352 0.58  47   2.77 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A 19.8 274  95 ES  1  32.55  7.19  7.10 0.00  0.09  0.97S    0.162                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 32.1 355  92 IPU    31.17  5.81  5.87 0.00 -0.06  1.94     0.151 0.55  73   3.26 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 32.1 355  92 ES  1  35.57 10.21 10.45 0.00 -0.24  0.97S    0.200                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 37.2 271  91 EP+ 1  31.74  6.38  6.67 0.00 -0.29  0.97     0.089 0.55  58   3.09 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 37.2 271  91 ES  1  37.37 12.01 11.87 0.00  0.14  0.97S    0.142                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 42.8 352  91 IPU    32.88  7.52  7.53 0.00 -0.01  1.94     0.153 0.55  69   3.26 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 42.8 352  91 ES  1  38.41 13.05 13.40 0.00 -0.35  0.97S    0.203                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 44.4 277  91 EP+ 1  32.91  7.55  7.77 0.00 -0.22  0.97     0.075 0.55  55   3.06 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 44.4 277  91 ES  1  39.46 14.10 13.83 0.00  0.27  0.97S    0.129                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 47.7 300  91 EP+ 1  33.41  8.05  8.29 0.00 -0.24  0.97     0.047 0.58  65   3.19 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 47.7 300  91 ES  1  40.90 15.54 14.76 0.00  0.78* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 52.5  41  91 EP+ 1  34.35  8.99  9.02 0.00 -0.03  0.97     0.050 0.55  62   3.18 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 52.5  41  91 ES  1  41.08 15.72 16.06 0.00 -0.34  0.97S    0.096                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 55.4 301  91 EP- 2  34.84  9.48  9.48 0.00  0.00  0.39     0.007                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 55.4 301  91 ES  2  43.28 17.92 16.87 0.00  1.05* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 59.3  16  91 IPU    35.81 10.45 10.08 0.00  0.37  1.86     0.128                                        
EMPR PR HH2  A 59.3  16  91 ES  1  43.86 18.50 17.94 0.00  0.56* 0.27S    0.010                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 59.7  74  91 EP- 1  35.61 10.25 10.14 0.00  0.11  0.93     0.129                                        
SJG  IU BH1  A 59.7  74  91 ES  1  43.01 17.65 18.05 0.00 -0.40  0.93S    0.193                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 62.1  89  66 EP+ 1  35.86 10.50 10.49 0.00  0.01  0.89     0.335                                        
IGPR PR HH2  A 62.1  89  66 ES  1  42.92 17.56 18.67 0.00 -1.11* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 71.1 322  66 IPU    37.14 11.78 11.77 0.00  0.01  1.40     0.360 0.55  67   3.27 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 71.1 322  66 ES  1  46.28 20.92 20.95 0.00 -0.03  0.70S    0.277                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 91.5  77  55 EP+ 1  40.33 14.97 14.47 0.00  0.50  0.11     0.005 0.55  69   3.32 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 91.5  77  55 ES  1  50.90 25.54 25.76 0.00 -0.22  0.15S    0.028                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 94.2 300  55 EP+ 1  40.74 15.38 14.81 0.00  0.57* 0.02     0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHN  A 94.2 300  55 ES  1  52.82 27.46 26.36 0.00  1.10* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A121.6  82  55 EP+ 1  45.05 19.69 18.28 0.00  1.41* 0.00     0.000 0.55  95   3.64 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A121.6  82  55 ES  1  59.18 33.82 32.54 0.00  1.28* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A154.0  75  55 EP+ 4  49.99 24.63 22.38 0.00  2.25X                0.55  82   3.54 Z                      
   3 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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