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 Guánica, PR
Date: October 08, 2023 00:46:58 UTC
October 07, 2023 20:46:58 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.08 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
13.19 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
33.77 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 2.78 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9445 Longitude: -66.9435
Depth: 7 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-10-08 00:34:23
ID: 20231008004658

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: October 07, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 20:46:58
LATITUDE: 17.9445 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9435 W
LOCATION: 6.1 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
33.8 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 7 Km
MAGNITUDE: 2.78 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-10-08 00:34:23
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Guánica 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 
2023-10-08  0046 58.49  17 56.67   66 56.61   7.14  0.24  0.74  0.32        2.78  2.78D   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
  16   35   4.7  PR1  212   0  18  31  18  31     Q  A1               N       6 0.049 D  Y Y N

XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
                                                    2.78      6 0.049 D

Event_ID= 71427898
Region= South Region of Puerto Rico       
Comment= Revision: 2023-10-08T00:57:01.52

 STA NET COM LOC 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
 GNC1 PR HNZ --   A  4.7  50 143 IPD 0  00.06  1.57  1.69    0 -0.12 0.21  J   mr          
 GNC1 PR HNN --   A  4.7  50 143 ES? 1  01.24  2.75  3.01    0 -0.26 0.10  J   mr          
 MLPR PR HHZ 00   A 10.9 284 118 EPU 1  01.09  2.60  2.56    0  0.04 0.10  J   mr 0.55  33 0 2.42 Z
 MLPR PR HH1 00   A 10.9 284 118 ES? 1  02.87  4.38  4.56    0 -0.18 0.10  J   mr          
 YAC2 PR HNZ --   A 12.4  46 115 EPD 1  01.44  2.95  2.81    0  0.14 0.10  J   mr          
 YAC2 PR HNN --   A 12.4  46 115 ES? 1  03.76  5.27  5.00    0  0.27 0.10  J   mr          
 LJS1 PR HNZ --   A 16.4 312 108 EP? 1  02.37  3.88  3.49    0  0.39 0.10  J   mr          
 LJS1 PR HNN --   A 16.4 312 108 ES? 1  04.82  6.33  6.21    0  0.12 0.10  J   mr          
 GYN1 PR HNZ --   A 17.9  62 107 EPD 1  02.51  4.02  3.76    0  0.26 0.10  J   mr          
 CRPR PR HHZ 00   A 18.7 291 106 EPD 1  02.35  3.86  3.89    0 -0.03 0.10  J   mr 0.55  47 1 2.79 Z
 CRPR PR HH1 00   A 18.7 291 106 ES? 1  04.87  6.38  6.92    0 -0.54 0.09  J   mr          
 ISPR PR HNZ 00   A 18.9 324 106 EPU 1  02.47  3.98  3.93    0  0.05 0.10  J   mr          
 ISPR PR HN1 00   A 18.9 324 106 ES? 1  05.77  7.28  7.00    0  0.28 0.10  J   mr          
 CBR1 PR HNZ --   A 26.6 306  57 EPU 1  03.74  5.25  5.16    0  0.09 0.10  J   mr          
 CBR1 PR HNN --   A 26.6 306  57 ES? 1  07.44  8.95  9.18    0 -0.23 0.10  J   mr          
 MRC1 PR HNZ --   A 26.6 351  57 EPD 1  03.73  5.24  5.16    0  0.08 0.10  J   mr          
 MRC1 PR HNN --   A 26.6 351  57 ES? 1  07.28  8.79  9.18    0 -0.39 0.10  J   mr          
 HRM1 PR HNZ --   A 28.9 318  57 EPU 1  04.07  5.58  5.52    0  0.06 0.10  J   mr          
 HRM1 PR HNN --   A 28.9 318  57 ES? 1  08.13  9.64  9.83    0 -0.19 0.10  J   mr          
  LSP PR HHZ 00   A 29.4 329  57 EPD 1  04.36  5.87  5.59    0  0.28 0.10  J   mr 0.87  48 1 2.85 Z
  LSP PR HH1 00   A 29.4 329  57 ES? 1  08.92 10.43  9.95    0  0.48 0.10  J   mr          
 OBIP PR HHZ 00   A 36.9  72  57 EPD 1  05.28  6.79  6.77    0  0.02 0.10  J   mr       46 1 2.68 Z
 OBIP PR HH1 00   A 36.9  72  57 ES? 1  10.61 12.12 12.05    0  0.07 0.10  J   mr          
 CELP PR HHZ 00   A 40.7  69  57 EPU 1  06.03  7.54  7.36    0  0.18 0.10  J   mr 0.55  40 1 2.77 Z
 CELP PR HH1 00   A 40.7  69  57 ES? 1  11.22 12.73 13.10    0 -0.37 0.10  J   mr          
 UUPR PR HHZ 00   A 41.0  34  57 EPU 1  06.00  7.51  7.41    0   0.1 0.10  J   mr 0.55  35 1 2.65 Z
 UUPR PR HH1 00   A 41.0  34  57 ES? 1  11.39 12.90 13.19    0 -0.29 0.10  J   mr          
 AGPR PR HHZ 00   A 59.8 343  57 EPU 1  09.15 10.66 10.33    0  0.33 0.10  J   mr 0.55     
 AGPR PR HH1 00   A 59.8 343  57 ES? 1  16.63 18.14 18.39    0 -0.25 0.10  J   mr          
 EMPR PR HHZ 00   A 72.6  36  50 EPD 1  11.53 13.04 12.25    0  0.79 0.00  J   mr 0.55  40 1 2.80 Z
 EMPR PR HH1 00   A 72.6  36  50 ES? 1  21.13 22.64 21.81    0  0.83 0.00  J   mr          
  IDE PR EHZ --   A 73.9 310  50 EP? 2  11.45 12.96 12.30    0  0.66 0.00  J   mr 0.58     
  IDE PR EHN --   A 73.9 310  50 ES? 2  20.16 21.67 21.89    0 -0.22 0.03  J   mr          
  MTP PR HHZ 00   A146.5  83  44 EP? 2  22.31 23.82 21.85    0  1.97 0.00  J   mr 0.55     
  MTP PR HH1 00   A146.5  83  44 ES? 2  39.49 41.00 38.89    0  2.11 0.00  J   mr          

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