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 Guánica, PR
Date: December 10, 2023 20:57:55 UTC
December 10, 2023 16:57:55 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.09 Km East of Guánica,PR
10.02 Km South of Yauco,PR
27.84 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.37 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9895 Longitude: -66.8571
Depth: 14 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2023-12-10 17:25:34
ID: 20231210205755

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-12-10 17:25:40 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: December 10, 2023
LOCAL TIME: 16:57:55
LATITUDE: 17.9895 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8571 W
LOCATION: 6.1 Km East of Guánica,PR
27.8 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 14 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.37 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2023-12-10 17:25:40
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Guánica and San Germán 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                            
2023-12-10  2057 55.51  17 59.37   66 51.43  14.72  0.11  0.56  0.54        3.37  3.37D III                            
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  34   34   2.8  PR1  145  15  17  18  10  34     Q  PPI   0.00  0.00     12.00  0.14 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.37  12.00  0.14 Z        3.37  12.00  0.14 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  2.8 236 166 IPD    58.20  2.69  2.63 0.00  0.06  1.99     0.487 0.58  62   2.92 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  2.8 236 166 ES  1  60.14  4.63  4.68 0.00 -0.05  1.00S    0.453                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 19.9 264 109 IPU    59.72  4.21  4.28 0.00 -0.07  1.99     0.576 0.55  65   3.08 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 19.9 264 109 ES  1  62.98  7.47  7.62 0.00 -0.15  1.00S    0.196                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 27.2  77  97 EP+ 1  60.79  5.28  5.28 0.00  0.00  1.00     0.116 0.44  78   3.39 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A 27.2  77  97 ES  1  64.68  9.17  9.40 0.00 -0.23  1.00S    0.195                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 30.9  72  94 EP- 1  61.52  6.01  5.80 0.00  0.21  1.00     0.109 0.55  61   3.09 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 30.9  72  94 ES  1  65.67 10.16 10.32 0.00 -0.16  1.00S    0.194                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 31.8 311  94 EP+ 1  61.37  5.86  5.92 0.00 -0.06  1.00     0.111 0.58  74   3.25 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 31.8 311  94 ES  1  66.10 10.59 10.54 0.00  0.05  1.00S    0.339                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 32.6  26  93 EP+ 1  61.34  5.83  6.03 0.00 -0.20  1.00     0.138 0.55  94   3.50 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 32.6  26  93 ES  1  65.53 10.02 10.73 0.00 -0.71* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 39.5 310  92 EP+ 1  62.47  6.96  7.01 0.00 -0.05  1.00     0.114 0.55  65   3.20 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 39.5 310  92 ES  1  68.03 12.52 12.48 0.00  0.04  1.00S    0.325                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 63.8  55  90 EP+ 1  66.03 10.52 10.43 0.00  0.09  0.89     0.079 0.55  75   3.36 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 63.8  55  90 ES  1  74.11 18.60 18.57 0.00  0.03  0.89S    0.208                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 76.1  79  63 EP+ 1  67.95 12.44 12.03 0.00  0.41  0.00     0.000 0.73  86   3.38 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 76.1  79  63 ES  1  77.03 21.52 21.41 0.00  0.11  0.58S    0.173                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 78.0 305  63 EP+ 1  68.40 12.89 12.26 0.00  0.63* 0.00     0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHE  A 78.0 305  63 ES  1  78.00 22.49 21.82 0.00  0.67* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 79.5  91  63 EP- 1  68.72 13.21 12.46 0.00  0.75* 0.00     0.000 0.55  80   3.44 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 79.5  91  63 ES  1  77.79 22.28 22.18 0.00  0.10  0.48S    0.162                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 89.2  66  63 IPU    69.67 14.16 13.68 0.00  0.48  0.00     0.000 0.55  85   3.51 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A 89.2  66  63 ES  1  79.94 24.43 24.35 0.00  0.08  0.21S    0.016                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A108.1  80  63 EP+ 1  72.39 16.88 16.08 0.00  0.80* 0.00     0.000 0.55 102   3.69 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A108.1  80  63 ES  1  84.38 28.87 28.62 0.00  0.25  0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A129.5  78  63 EP+ 2  75.77 20.26 18.79 0.00  1.47* 0.00     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH2  A129.5  78  63 ES  2  91.23 35.72 33.45 0.00  2.27* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A171.3 291  63 EP+ 2  81.74 26.23 24.08 0.00  2.15* 0.00     0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHN  A171.3 291  63 ES  2 107.79 52.28 42.86 0.00  9.42* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A205.1  78  63 EP+ 2  87.64 32.13 28.36 0.00  3.77* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH2  A205.1  78  63 ES  2 110.58 55.07 50.48 0.00  4.59* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A241.4  78  63 EP+ 2  91.94 36.43 32.96 0.00  3.47* 0.00     0.000                                        
TBVI PR HH2  A241.4  78  63 ES  2 117.47 61.96 58.67 0.00  3.29* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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