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


Earthquake Information


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: III in Mayagüez, PR
Date: August 08, 2023 02:01:18 UTC
August 07, 2023 22:01:18 Hora Local
Region: Puerto Rico Trench
Distances: 111.68 Km North of Aguadilla,PR
115.01 Km North of Isabela,PR
131.63 Km North-Northwest of Arecibo,PR
Magnitude: 4.31 Md
Location: Latitude: 19.48 Longitude: -67.203
Depth: 21 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-08-07 22:41:39
ID: 20230808020115

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-08-07 22:41:48 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: August 07, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 22:01:18
LATITUDE: 19.48 N
LONGITUDE: 67.203 W
LOCATION: 111.7 Km North of Aguadilla,PR
131.6 Km North-Northwest of Arecibo,PR
DEPTH: 21 Km
MAGNITUDE: 4.31 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Mayagüez, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-08-07 22:41:48
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in Aguada, Carolina, Mayaguez and Villalba with a maximum intensity of III (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                            
2023-08-08  0201 18.57  19 28.80   67 12.18  21.94  0.28  0.86 19.86        4.31  4.31D                                
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  44   44 112.5  PR1  212  13  22  42  21  44     Q- PP0   0.00  0.00     19.00  0.09 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         4.31  19.00  0.09 Z        4.31  19.00  0.09 D                                                

REGION= Puerto Rico Trench                                                                                             
                                                                                                                       
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  
AGPR PR HHZ  A112.5 175  91 IPU    34.46 15.89 16.32 0.00 -0.43  1.89     0.189 0.55 212   4.37 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A112.5 175  91 ES  1  47.80 29.23 29.05 0.00  0.18  0.94S    0.131                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A124.3 193  91 EP+ 1  36.25 17.68 17.82 0.00 -0.14  0.94     0.038 0.58 194   4.28 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A124.3 193  91 ES  1  50.25 31.68 31.72 0.00 -0.04  0.94S    0.125                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A131.7 147  91 EP- 1  37.40 18.83 18.77 0.00  0.06  0.94     0.061 0.55 215   4.40 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A131.7 147  91 ES  1  52.38 33.81 33.41 0.00  0.40  0.94S    0.099                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A134.1 159  91 EP+ 1  37.47 18.90 19.06 0.00 -0.16  0.94     0.041 0.55 214   4.40 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A134.1 159  91 ES  1  52.47 33.90 33.93 0.00 -0.03  0.94S    0.082                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A139.9 177  90 EP+ 1  38.13 19.56 19.80 0.00 -0.24  0.94     0.028 0.55 153   4.10 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A139.9 177  90 ES  1  53.56 34.99 35.24 0.00 -0.25  0.94S    0.089                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A144.9 175  90 EP+ 1  38.98 20.41 20.44 0.00 -0.03  0.94     0.026 0.58 197   4.31 Z                      
LSP  PR HH2  A144.9 175  90 ES  1  54.79 36.22 36.38 0.00 -0.16  0.94S    0.083                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A145.1 159  90 EP+ 1  38.69 20.12 20.46 0.00 -0.34  0.94     0.036 0.55 175   4.23 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A145.1 159  90 ES  1  55.35 36.78 36.42 0.00  0.36  0.94S    0.071                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A156.1 145  90 EP+ 1  40.22 21.65 21.86 0.00 -0.21  0.94     0.053 0.55 181   4.27 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A156.1 145  90 ES  1  57.72 39.15 38.91 0.00  0.24  0.94S    0.073                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A163.4 176  90 EP+ 1  41.27 22.70 22.80 0.00 -0.10  0.94     0.022 0.55 206   4.40 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A163.4 176  90 ES  1  59.31 40.74 40.58 0.00  0.16  0.94S    0.078                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A163.7 230  90 EP+ 1  41.34 22.77 22.84 0.00 -0.07  0.94     0.057 0.55 194   4.34 Z                      
PCDR PR BHN  A163.7 230  90 ES  1  59.17 40.60 40.66 0.00 -0.06  0.94S    0.123                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A168.0 174  90 IPU    41.85 23.28 23.34 0.00 -0.06  1.89     0.152 0.55 182   4.29 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A168.0 174  90 ES  1  60.16 41.59 41.55 0.00  0.04  0.94S    0.161                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A168.9 156  90 EP- 1  42.14 23.57 23.45 0.00  0.12  0.94     0.040 0.55 196   4.36 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A168.9 156  90 ES  1  60.67 42.10 41.74 0.00  0.36  0.94S    0.119                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A170.0 168  90 EP+ 1  42.45 23.88 23.59 0.00  0.29  0.94     0.038 0.58 191   4.31 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A170.0 168  90 ES  1  60.56 41.99 41.99 0.00  0.00  0.94S    0.148                                        
OBIP PR BHZ  A171.1 158  90 EP- 1  42.50 23.93 23.73 0.00  0.20  0.94     0.040 0.87 199   4.17 Z                      
OBIP PR BHE  A171.1 158  90 ES  1  60.87 42.30 42.24 0.00  0.06  0.94S    0.124                                        
IMPR PR HHZ  A173.2 207  90 EP+ 1  42.17 23.60 24.00 0.00 -0.40  0.94     0.043                                        
IMPR PR HH2  A173.2 207  90 ES  1  61.27 42.70 42.72 0.00 -0.02  0.94S    0.182                                        
SMDR PR BHZ  A209.6 265  90 EP+ 1  46.45 27.88 28.60 0.00 -0.72* 0.53     0.034                                        
SMDR PR BHE  A209.6 265  90 ES  1  69.03 50.46 50.91 0.00 -0.45  0.94S    0.149                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A214.8 130  90 EP+ 1  47.57 29.00 29.25 0.00 -0.25  0.94     0.073 0.55 157   4.20 Z                      
FAPR PR HH2  A214.8 130  90 ES  1  70.70 52.13 52.06 0.00  0.06  0.94S    0.099                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A240.4 122  90 EP+ 1  50.88 32.31 32.50 0.00 -0.19  0.94     0.093 0.55 219   4.54 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A240.4 122  90 ES  1  76.45 57.88 57.85 0.00  0.03  0.94S    0.118                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A241.7 252  90 EP+ 1  51.09 32.52 32.66 0.00 -0.14  0.94     0.078 0.00 212   3.65 Z                      
HMDR DR BHN  A241.7 252  90 ES  1  76.83 58.26 58.13 0.00  0.13  0.94S    0.124                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A267.6 117  90 EP+ 1  54.71 36.14 35.95 0.00  0.19  0.94     0.109 0.55 200   4.48 Z                      
STVI PR HH1  A267.6 117  90 ES  1  82.61 64.04 63.99 0.00  0.05  0.94S    0.138                                        
SDD  DR BHZ  A307.3 249  90 IPU    60.13 41.56 40.96 0.00  0.60* 1.88     0.290                                        
SDD  DR BHN  A307.3 249  90 ES  1  91.20 72.63 72.91 0.00 -0.28  0.94S    0.123                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A320.7 126  90 EP+ 2  62.83 44.26 42.66 0.00  1.60* 0.00     0.000 0.55 197   4.53 Z                      
CDVI PR HH2  A320.7 126  90 ES  2  98.05 79.48 75.93 0.00  3.55* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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