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Event Details | |
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Estimated Maximum Intensity: | V in St. Thomas, USVI |
Date: |
December 09, 2023 14:27:22 UTC December 09, 2023 10:27:22 Hora Local |
Region: | Virgin Islands Platform |
Distances: |
16.44 Km North-Northwest of Anegada,BVI 43.79 Km North of Virgin Gorda,BVI 192.28 Km East-Northeast of San Juan,PR |
Magnitude: | 5.7 Ml |
Location: | Latitude: 18.8785 Longitude: -64.3833 |
Depth: | 7 Km |
Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
Issued Date & Time | 2023-12-09 11:09:02 |
ID: | 20231209142722 |
Epicentral Map
BULLETIN 2 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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DATE: | December 09, 2023 |
LOCAL TIME: | 10:27:22 |
LATITUDE: | 18.8785 N |
LONGITUDE: | 64.3833 W |
LOCATION: |
16.4 Km North-Northwest of Anegada,BVI
192.3 Km East-Northeast of San Juan,PR |
DEPTH: | 7 Km |
MAGNITUDE: | 5.7 Ml |
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | V in St. Thomas, USVI |
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2023-12-09 11:09:20 |
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
moderate earthquake was reported as
felt in widely throughout Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands with a maximum
intensity of V (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. |
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Technical Information
YEAR MO DA --ORIGIN-- --LAT N- --LON W-- DEPTH RMS ERH ERZ XMAG FMAG PMAG INT 2023-12-09 1427 22.41 18 52.71 64 23.00 7.22 0.21 0.79 0.82 4.87 4.87D V SOURCE NSTA NPHS DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH N.XMG-XMMAD-T N.FMG-FMMAD-T L F X 51 51 56.6 PR1 222 16 26 36 17 51 Q PPY 0.00 0.00 17.00 0.16 D XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T 4.87 17.00 0.16 Z 4.87 17.00 0.16 D REGION= Virgin Islands Platform COMMENT= 5.7 Ml (EB), 5.4 Mi (PTWC) & 5.1 Mww (NEIC) 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 TBVI PR HHZ A 56.6 207 57 IPD 32.24 9.83 9.71 0.00 0.12 1.73 0.425 0.00 311 3.80 Z TBVI PR HH2 A 56.6 207 57 ES 1 39.80 17.39 17.28 0.00 0.11 0.86S 0.330 STVI PR HHZ A 84.0 227 44 IPD 35.76 13.35 13.70 0.00 -0.35 1.73 0.087 0.55 334 4.75 Z STVI PR HH1 A 84.0 227 44 ES 1 45.99 23.58 24.39 0.00 -0.81* 0.00S 0.000 CDVI PR HHZ A131.0 198 44 IPD 42.10 19.69 19.65 0.00 0.04 1.73 0.173 0.55 302 4.71 Z CDVI PR HH2 A131.0 198 44 ES 1 57.21 34.80 34.98 0.00 -0.18 0.86S 0.209 FAPR PR HHZ A153.1 242 44 IPD 44.66 22.25 22.45 0.00 -0.20 1.73 0.081 0.55 352 4.87 Z FAPR PR HH2 A153.1 242 44 ES 1 62.20 39.79 39.96 0.00 -0.17 0.86S 0.113 SMRT NA BHZ A165.9 123 44 EP+ 1 46.10 23.69 24.06 0.00 -0.37 0.86 0.152 0.00 249 3.71 Z SMRT NA BHN A165.9 123 44 ES 1 65.35 42.94 42.83 0.00 0.11 0.86S 0.391 HUMP PR HHZ A174.9 243 44 IPD 47.61 25.20 25.21 0.00 -0.01 1.73 0.083 0.55 333 4.85 Z HUMP PR HH2 A174.9 243 44 ES 2 67.77 45.36 44.87 0.00 0.49 0.34S 0.017 SABA NA BHZ A184.2 138 44 EP- 1 49.02 26.61 26.39 0.00 0.22 0.86 0.108 SABA NA BHE A184.2 138 44 ES 1 69.42 47.01 46.97 0.00 0.04 0.86S 0.298 GCPR PR HHZ A190.2 251 44 IPD 49.26 26.85 27.15 0.00 -0.30 1.73 0.108 0.55 328 4.85 Z GCPR PR HH2 A190.2 251 44 ES 1 70.92 48.51 48.33 0.00 0.18 0.86S 0.117 SJG IU BHZ A205.0 246 44 IPD 51.46 29.05 29.02 0.00 0.03 1.72 0.089 0.73 311 4.69 Z SJG IU BH2 A205.0 246 44 ES 1 74.27 51.86 51.66 0.00 0.20 0.86S 0.112 IGPR PR HHZ A208.3 242 44 IPD 52.05 29.64 29.43 0.00 0.21 1.72 0.080 0.55 328 4.87 Z IGPR PR HH2 A208.3 242 44 ES 1 74.43 52.02 52.39 0.00 -0.37 0.86S 0.112 SEUS NA BHZ A213.4 135 44 EP- 1 52.17 29.76 30.07 0.00 -0.31 0.85 0.112 SEUS NA BHE A213.4 135 44 ES 1 76.68 54.27 53.52 0.00 0.75* 0.00S 0.000 ECPR PR HHZ A218.0 254 44 IPD 52.93 30.52 30.66 0.00 -0.14 1.68 0.117 0.55 390 5.04 Z ECPR PR HH2 A218.0 254 44 ES 1 77.12 54.71 54.57 0.00 0.14 0.84S 0.117 CELP PR HHZ A248.4 250 44 IPD 57.06 34.65 34.52 0.00 0.13 1.47 0.074 0.55 441 5.18 Z CELP PR HH2 A248.4 250 44 ES 1 84.19 61.78 61.45 0.00 0.33 0.73S 0.083 OBIP PR HHZ A252.4 249 44 IPD 57.59 35.18 35.02 0.00 0.16 1.42 0.067 0.44 307 4.95 Z OBIP PR HH1 A252.4 249 44 ES 1 84.30 61.89 62.34 0.00 -0.45 0.71S 0.078 UUPR PR HHZ A256.3 255 44 IPD 58.01 35.60 35.51 0.00 0.09 1.38 0.082 UUPR PR HH1 A256.3 255 44 ES 1 86.22 63.81 63.21 0.00 0.60* 0.26S 0.011 GBPR PR HHZ A282.1 250 44 IPD 62.01 39.60 38.78 0.00 0.82* 0.00 0.000 0.58 403 5.12 Z GBPR PR HH1 A282.1 250 44 ES 2 92.02 69.61 69.03 0.00 0.58* 0.11S 0.001 LSP PR HHZ A295.9 256 44 IPD 63.38 40.97 40.52 0.00 0.45 0.88 0.035 0.58 384 5.09 Z LSP PR HH1 A295.9 256 44 ES 1 96.07 73.66 72.13 0.00 1.53* 0.00S 0.000 MLPR PR HHZ A298.7 251 44 IPD 63.83 41.42 40.87 0.00 0.55* 0.60 0.012 MLPR PR HH2 A298.7 251 44 ES 1 95.08 72.67 72.75 0.00 -0.08 0.42S 0.027 PRSN PR HHZ A300.7 257 44 IPD 63.74 41.33 41.13 0.00 0.20 0.81 0.031 0.55 291 4.86 Z PRSN PR HH2 A300.7 257 44 ES 1 95.52 73.11 73.21 0.00 -0.10 0.41S 0.029 IDE PR EHZ A330.1 261 44 IPD 67.72 45.31 44.85 0.00 0.46 0.43 0.010 0.58 308 4.92 Z IDE PR EHE A330.1 261 44 ES 1 102.30 79.89 79.83 0.00 0.06 0.22S 0.009 ABD WI BHZ A406.5 130 44 EP- 1 76.25 53.84 54.53 0.00 -0.69* 0.00 0.000 ABD WI BHE A406.5 130 44 ES 1 119.79 97.38 97.06 0.00 0.32 0.00S 0.000 PCDR PR BHZ A423.9 266 44 EP+ 1 79.09 56.68 56.73 0.00 -0.05 0.00 0.000 0.55 311 5.10 Z PCDR PR BHE A423.9 266 44 ES 1 127.54105.13100.98 0.00 4.15* 0.00S 0.000 DSD WI BHZ A452.5 128 44 EP+ 1 81.25 58.84 60.35 0.00 -1.51* 0.00 0.000 DSD WI BHE A452.5 128 44 ES 2 128.92106.51107.42 0.00 -0.91* 0.00S 0.000 SDD DR BHZ A586.4 267 44 EP+ 1 103.73 81.32 77.30 0.00 4.02* 0.00 0.000 SDD DR BHE A586.4 267 44 ES 1 160.46138.05137.59 0.00 0.46 0.00S 0.000 SC01 DR BHZ A671.4 277 44 EP- 1 110.44 88.03 88.05 0.00 -0.02 0.00 0.000 SDDR CU BHZ A728.9 273 44 IPD 117.61 95.20 95.34 0.00 -0.14 0.00 0.000 SDDR CU BH1 A728.9 273 44 ES 1 193.57171.16169.71 0.00 1.45* 0.00S 0.000
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