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 Lajas, PR
Date: November 13, 2023 10:52:47 UTC
November 13, 2023 06:52:47 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.89 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
9.21 Km South-Southeast of Yauco,PR
22.67 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.32 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.008 Longitude: -66.8138
Depth: 14 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-11-13 07:17:03
ID: 20231113105247

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: November 13, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 06:52:47
LATITUDE: 18.008 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8138 W
LOCATION: 5.9 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
22.7 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 14 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.32 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-11-13 07:17:11
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Southern region of Puerto Rico 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                            
2023-11-13  1052 47.98  18  0.48   66 48.83  14.89  0.17  0.46  0.78        3.32  3.32D III                            
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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                         
  28   28   7.8  PR1  150  16  14  21  10  28     Q  PPM   0.00  0.00      8.00  0.08 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.32   8.00  0.08 Z        3.32   8.00  0.08 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  
GBPR PR HHZ  A  7.8 243 145 IPU    51.05  3.07  2.94 0.00  0.13  1.95     0.457                                        
GBPR PR HH1  A  7.8 243 145 ES  1  53.19  5.21  5.23 0.00 -0.02  0.98S    0.370                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 22.3  80 105 EP+ 1  52.45  4.47  4.61 0.00 -0.14  0.98     0.086 0.44  67   3.23 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A 22.3  80 105 ES  1  56.06  8.08  8.21 0.00 -0.13  0.98S    0.194                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 24.8 261 101 IPD    52.75  4.77  4.94 0.00 -0.17  1.95     0.427 0.55  51   2.89 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 24.8 261 101 ES  1  56.38  8.40  8.79 0.00 -0.39  0.98S    0.167                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 25.9  73 100 IPU    53.05  5.07  5.10 0.00 -0.03  1.95     0.302 0.55  81   3.32 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 25.9  73 100 ES  1  55.99  8.01  9.08 0.00 -1.07* 0.00S    0.000                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 28.8  20  97 IPU    53.53  5.55  5.51 0.00  0.04  1.95     0.276                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A 28.8  20  97 ES  1  57.43  9.45  9.81 0.00 -0.36  0.98S    0.261                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 34.3 303  94 EP+ 1  54.38  6.40  6.26 0.00  0.14  0.98     0.088                                        
LSP  PR HH1  A 34.3 303  94 ES  1  59.56 11.58 11.14 0.00  0.44  0.89S    0.184                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 42.0 304  92 EP+ 1  55.46  7.48  7.35 0.00  0.13  0.98     0.092                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 42.0 304  92 ES  1  60.93 12.95 13.08 0.00 -0.13  0.98S    0.226                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 58.8  54  91 EP+ 1  57.57  9.59  9.73 0.00 -0.14  0.94     0.057 0.55  78   3.39 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 58.8  54  91 ES  1  65.35 17.37 17.32 0.00  0.05  0.94S    0.119                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 60.0  30  91 EP+ 1  58.58 10.60  9.89 0.00  0.71* 0.00     0.000 0.55  85   3.47 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 60.0  30  91 ES  1  65.64 17.66 17.60 0.00  0.06  0.93S    0.175                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 71.2  80  63 EP+ 1  59.53 11.55 11.40 0.00  0.15  0.70     0.120                                        
SJG  IU BH1  A 71.2  80  63 ES  1  68.27 20.29 20.29 0.00  0.00  0.70S    0.221                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 75.0  93  63 EP+ 1  60.21 12.23 11.88 0.00  0.35  0.60     0.107 0.55  70   3.31 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 75.0  93  63 ES  1  69.70 21.72 21.15 0.00  0.57* 0.02S    0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 80.7 302  63 EP+ 1  61.35 13.37 12.60 0.00  0.77* 0.00     0.000 0.58  64   3.22 Z                      
IDE  PR EHN  A 80.7 302  63 ES  1  71.29 23.31 22.43 0.00  0.88* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 84.1  66  63 EP+ 1  61.27 13.29 13.04 0.00  0.25  0.33     0.022 0.55  74   3.37 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 84.1  66  63 ES  1  70.98 23.00 23.21 0.00 -0.21  0.33S    0.039                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A124.6  79  63 EP+ 1  67.41 19.43 18.16 0.00  1.27* 0.00     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH1  A124.6  79  63 ES  1  80.37 32.39 32.32 0.00  0.07  0.00S    0.000                                        

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