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 Lajas, PR
Date: September 27, 2023 02:13:22 UTC
September 26, 2023 22:13:22 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.7 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
13.15 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
33.59 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.32 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9475 Longitude: -66.9418
Depth: 8 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-09-26 22:29:51
ID: 20230927021322

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-09-26 22:29:56 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 26, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 22:13:22
LATITUDE: 17.9475 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9418 W
LOCATION: 5.7 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
33.6 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 8 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.32 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 2023-09-26 22:29:56
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor 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.

Technical Information

YEAR MO DA  --ORIGIN--  --LAT N-  --LON W--  DEPTH   RMS   ERH   ERZ  XMAG  FMAG  PMAG  INT                            
2023-09-27  0213 22.88  17 56.85   66 56.51   8.21  0.15  0.52  1.14        3.32  3.32D II                             
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NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  26   26  11.1  PR1  206  19  13  17   9  26     Q  PPP   0.00  0.00      7.00  0.02 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.32   7.00  0.02 Z        3.32   7.00  0.02 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  
MLPR PR HHZ  A 11.1 283 103 IPD    25.45  2.57  2.65 0.00 -0.08  2.40     0.566 0.55  70   3.10 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 11.1 283 103 ES  1  27.56  4.68  4.72 0.00 -0.04  1.20S    0.240                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 18.9 291  91 EP+ 1  26.55  3.67  3.85 0.00 -0.18  1.20     0.115 0.55  73   3.18 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 18.9 291  91 ES  1  29.47  6.59  6.85 0.00 -0.26  1.20S    0.170                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 36.8 325  90 EP- 1  29.55  6.67  6.60 0.00  0.07  1.20     0.059                                        
PRSN PR HH1  A 36.8 325  90 ES  1  34.84 11.96 11.75 0.00  0.21  1.20S    0.263                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 40.9  69  90 EP+ 1  30.27  7.39  7.23 0.00  0.16  1.20     0.231 0.55  72   3.30 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 40.9  69  90 ES  1  35.76 12.88 12.87 0.00  0.01  1.20S    0.364                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 41.1  34  90 EP- 1  30.07  7.19  7.27 0.00 -0.08  1.20     0.116                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A 41.1  34  90 ES  1  35.46 12.58 12.94 0.00 -0.36  1.04S    0.263                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 60.3 343  90 IPU    33.21 10.33 10.21 0.00  0.12  2.27     0.246 0.55  73   3.34 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 60.3 343  90 ES  1  40.90 18.02 18.17 0.00 -0.15  1.14S    0.321                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 73.1  36  66 EP+ 1  35.60 12.72 12.08 0.00  0.64* 0.00     0.000 0.55  71   3.32 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 73.1  36  66 ES  1  45.01 22.13 21.50 0.00  0.63* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 73.7 312  66 EP+ 1  34.99 12.11 12.17 0.00 -0.06  0.78     0.151 0.58  72   3.32 Z                      
IDE  PR EHE  A 73.7 312  66 ES  1  44.69 21.81 21.66 0.00  0.15  0.78S    0.389                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 73.8  56  66 EP+ 1  35.00 12.12 12.19 0.00 -0.07  0.78     0.141                                        
ECPR PR HH1  A 73.8  56  66 ES  1  44.22 21.34 21.70 0.00 -0.36  0.69S    0.217                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 85.8  77  55 EP- 1  37.11 14.23 13.81 0.00  0.42  0.09     0.003                                        
SJG  IU BH1  A 85.8  77  55 ES  1  47.46 24.58 24.58 0.00  0.00  0.35S    0.134                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 88.5  88  55 EP+ 1  37.81 14.93 14.15 0.00  0.78* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 88.5  88  55 ES  1  48.74 25.86 25.19 0.00  0.67* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 99.3  66  55 EP+ 1  38.68 15.80 15.51 0.00  0.29  0.04     0.000 0.55  73   3.38 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A 99.3  66  55 ES  1  50.62 27.74 27.61 0.00  0.13  0.04S    0.001                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A117.7  79  55 EP+ 1  41.83 18.95 17.85 0.00  1.10* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH1  A117.7  79  55 ES  1  55.95 33.07 31.77 0.00  1.30* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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