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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: VI in Guánica, PR
Date: October 23, 2023 12:58:02 UTC
October 23, 2023 08:58:02 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.53 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
10.53 Km South-Southeast of Yauco,PR
22.2 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 4.45 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9988 Longitude: -66.8058
Depth: 10 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-10-24 16:50:48
ID: 20231023125801

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-10-24 16:51:41 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 3
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: October 23, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 08:58:02
LATITUDE: 17.9988 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8058 W
LOCATION: 6.5 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
22.2 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 10 Km
MAGNITUDE: 4.45 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: VI in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-10-24 16:51:41
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in widely throughout Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of VI (Modified Mercalli Scale, MM). At the moment of generating this bulletin minor damages has been reported

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                            
2023-10-23  1258  2.44  17 59.93   66 48.35  10.98  0.19  0.68  0.85        4.45  4.45D VI                             
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  37   38  25.4  PR1  171  14  17  21  10  33     Q  PPX   0.00  0.00      9.00  0.19 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         4.45   9.00  0.19 Z        4.45   9.00  0.19 D                                                

REGION= Southern Puerto Rico
COMMENTS= NEB 5.0ml, PTWC 4.6ml, NEIC 4.5mwr
COMMENTS= Daños confirmados en Guánica, San Germán y Utuado (PR).                                                                                           
                                                                                                                       
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  
CELP PR HHZ  A 25.4  70 101 IPD     7.38  4.94  4.90 0.00  0.04  1.48     0.416 0.55 174   4.02 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 25.4  70 101 ES  1  11.34  8.90  8.72 0.00  0.18  0.74S    0.229                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 25.4 263 101 IPD     7.36  4.92  4.90 0.00  0.02  1.48     0.385                                        
MLPR PR HH2  A 25.4 263 101 ES  1  11.29  8.85  8.72 0.00  0.13  0.74S    0.163                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 29.5  17  98 EP+ 1   7.95  5.51  5.52 0.00 -0.01  0.74     0.088                                        
UUPR PR HH2  A 29.5  17  98 ES  1  12.06  9.62  9.83 0.00 -0.21  0.74S    0.294                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 32.2 272  97 EP- 1   8.15  5.71  5.92 0.00 -0.21  0.74     0.075 0.55 175   4.06 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 32.2 272  97 ES  1  12.48 10.04 10.54 0.00 -0.50  0.26S    0.016                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 35.5 304  96 EP+ 1   8.72  6.28  6.43 0.00 -0.15  0.74     0.053                                        
LSP  PR HH2  A 35.5 304  96 ES  1  13.88 11.44 11.45 0.00 -0.01  0.74S    0.143                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 43.3 305  95 IPU     9.88  7.44  7.61 0.00 -0.17  1.48     0.209                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 43.3 305  95 ES  1  15.65 13.21 13.55 0.00 -0.34  0.74S    0.145                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 58.8  52  66 IPD    12.15  9.71  9.90 0.00 -0.19  1.48     0.136 0.55 178   4.15 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 58.8  52  66 ES  1  19.84 17.40 17.62 0.00 -0.22  0.74S    0.105                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 60.5  28  66 IPD    12.91 10.47 10.14 0.00  0.33  1.48     0.174 0.55 255   4.48 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 60.5  28  66 ES  1  20.85 18.41 18.05 0.00  0.36  0.74S    0.181                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 74.1  92  66 IPD    14.54 12.10 12.06 0.00  0.04  1.48     0.312 0.55 271   4.55 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 74.1  92  66 ES  1  23.78 21.34 21.47 0.00 -0.13  0.74S    0.142                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 82.0 302  55 IPD    15.72 13.28 13.08 0.00  0.20  1.48     0.395                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 83.8  65  55 IPD    15.59 13.15 13.31 0.00 -0.16  1.48     0.197 0.55 241   4.45 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 83.8  65  55 ES  1  25.90 23.46 23.69 0.00 -0.23  0.74S    0.132                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A124.0  78  55 EP- 1  21.59 19.15 18.40 0.00  0.75* 0.00     0.000 0.55 197   4.31 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A124.0  78  55 ES  1  35.96 33.52 32.75 0.00  0.77* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A176.1 290  55 IPU    28.92 26.48 25.00 0.00  1.48* 0.00     0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHE  A176.1 290  55 ES  1  49.20 46.76 44.50 0.00  2.26* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A199.6  78  55 EP+ 1  33.12 30.68 27.97 0.00  2.71* 0.00     0.000 0.55 258   4.64 Z                      
STVI PR HH1  A199.6  78  55 ES  1  56.84 54.40 49.79 0.00  4.61* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A218.1  96  55 EP+ 1  33.67 31.23 30.31 0.00  0.92* 0.00     0.000 0.55 252   4.64 Z                      
CDVI PR HH1  A218.1  96  55 ES  1  62.17 59.73 53.95 0.00  5.78* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SMRT NA BHZ  A395.4  88  55 EP+ 1  55.88 53.44 52.75 0.00  0.69* 0.00     0.000                                        
SMRT NA BHN  A395.4  88  55 ES  1  97.36 94.92 93.89 0.00  1.03* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ABD  WI BHZ  A590.9 105  55 EP- 1  80.65 78.21 77.51 0.00  0.70* 0.00     0.000                                        
ABD  WI BHN  A590.9 105  55 ES  1 137.81135.37137.97 0.00 -2.60* 0.00S    0.000                                        
   5 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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