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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: III in Orocovis, PR
Date: September 30, 2023 18:40:51 UTC
September 30, 2023 14:40:51 Hora Local
Region: Central Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.51 Km North-Northwest of Coamo,PR
9.14 Km South-Southeast of Orocovis,PR
25.98 Km East-Northeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.38 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.1496 Longitude: -66.3948
Depth: 5 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-09-30 15:18:15
ID: 20230930184049

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 30, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 14:40:51
LATITUDE: 18.1496 N
LONGITUDE: 66.3948 W
LOCATION: 6.5 Km North-Northwest of Coamo,PR
26 Km East-Northeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 5 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.38 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Orocovis, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-09-30 15:18:25
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Coamo, Orocovis 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                            
2023-09-30  1840 51.28  18  8.98   66 23.69   5.98  0.21  0.39  0.48        3.38  3.38D                                
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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                         
  36   36  19.0  PR1  149  14  18  28  13  36     Q  PPI   0.00  0.00     15.00  0.13 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.38  15.00  0.13 Z        3.38  15.00  0.13 D                                                

REGION= Central 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  
ECPR PR HHZ  A 19.0  10 102 IPU    55.11  3.83  3.85 0.00 -0.02  1.77     0.435 0.55  52   2.88 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 19.0  10 102 ES  1  57.79  6.51  6.85 0.00 -0.34  0.89S    0.257                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 21.2 248 100 IPU    55.53  4.25  4.24 0.00  0.01  1.77     0.519 0.55  58   2.99 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 21.2 248 100 ES  1  58.23  6.95  7.55 0.00 -0.60* 0.18S    0.010                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 26.3  99  98 EP+ 1  56.69  5.41  5.15 0.00  0.26  0.89     0.125 0.73  85   3.25 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 26.3  99  98 ES  1  60.44  9.16  9.17 0.00 -0.01  0.89S    0.231                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 36.3 289  57 IPU    57.67  6.39  6.71 0.00 -0.32  1.77     0.134 0.55  95   3.53 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 36.3 289  57 ES  2  62.03 10.75 11.94 0.00 -1.19* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 37.3  61  57 EP+ 1  58.12  6.84  6.88 0.00 -0.04  0.89     0.058 0.55  78   3.36 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 37.3  61  57 ES  1  62.88 11.60 12.25 0.00 -0.65* 0.02S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 38.9 339  57 IPU    58.72  7.44  7.12 0.00  0.32  1.77     0.231 0.55  75   3.33 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 38.9 339  57 ES  1  64.13 12.85 12.67 0.00  0.18  0.89S    0.208                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 54.8 250  57 IPU    60.91  9.63  9.56 0.00  0.07  1.77     0.177 0.58  79   3.38 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 54.8 250  57 ES  1  68.49 17.21 17.02 0.00  0.19  0.89S    0.097                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 57.8  90  57 IPD    61.18  9.90 10.02 0.00 -0.12  1.77     0.280 0.55  94   3.56 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 57.8  90  57 ES  1  68.78 17.50 17.84 0.00 -0.34  0.89S    0.176                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 71.6 254  50 IPU    63.51 12.23 12.12 0.00  0.11  1.75     0.150 0.55  85   3.49 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 71.6 254  50 ES  1  72.35 21.07 21.57 0.00 -0.50* 0.77S    0.073                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 73.2 273  50 EP+ 1  63.77 12.49 12.34 0.00  0.15  0.87     0.030 0.58  81   3.42 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 73.2 273  50 ES  1  73.32 22.04 21.97 0.00  0.07  0.87S    0.090                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 77.3 259  50 EP+ 1  64.32 13.04 12.93 0.00  0.11  0.83     0.031 0.55  87   3.51 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 77.3 259  50 ES  1  73.83 22.55 23.02 0.00 -0.47  0.82S    0.082                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A 78.5  84  50 EP+ 1  64.15 12.87 13.09 0.00 -0.22  0.82     0.056 0.55  57   3.13 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A 78.5  84  50 ES  1  74.90 23.62 23.30 0.00  0.32  0.82S    0.158                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 79.7 276  50 EP+ 1  64.64 13.36 13.26 0.00  0.10  0.80     0.025 0.55  63   3.22 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 79.7 276  50 ES  1  74.73 23.45 23.60 0.00 -0.15  0.80S    0.079                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 83.5 296  44 EP+ 1  65.24 13.96 13.80 0.00  0.16  0.75     0.025 0.55  85   3.50 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 83.5 296  44 ES  1  75.60 24.32 24.56 0.00 -0.24  0.75S    0.098                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A 89.3  93  44 EP+ 1  65.85 14.57 14.54 0.00  0.03  0.65     0.038 0.55  99   3.65 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A 89.3  93  44 ES  1  77.50 26.22 25.88 0.00  0.34  0.65S    0.112                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A116.3 284  44 EP+ 2  70.65 19.37 17.95 0.00  1.42* 0.00     0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHE  A116.3 284  44 ES  2  84.88 33.60 31.95 0.00  1.65* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A153.8  81  44 EP+ 2  76.34 25.06 22.69 0.00  2.37* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH1  A153.8  81  44 ES  2  94.19 42.91 40.39 0.00  2.52* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A213.8 282  44 EP+ 2  84.42 33.14 30.30 0.00  2.84* 0.00     0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHN  A213.8 282  44 ES  2 110.30 59.02 53.93 0.00  5.09* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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