This information is Issued for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.For more information visit your corresponding Seismological Institution or theTsunami Warning Centers
| Event Details | |
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| Estimated Maximum Intensity: | V in Mayagüez, PR |
| Date: |
December 22, 2023 18:30:13 UTC December 22, 2023 14:30:13 Hora Local |
| Region: | Puerto Rico Trench |
| Distances: |
67.22 Km East-Northeast of Samaná,DR 89.09 Km North-Northwest of Punta Cana,DR 239.18 Km Northwest of Mayagüez,PR |
| Magnitude: | 5.25 Mwp |
| Location: | Latitude: 19.5388 Longitude: -68.8215 |
| Depth: | 10 Km |
| Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Issued Date & Time | 2023-12-22 15:27:38 |
| ID: | 20231222183012 |
Epicentral Map
| BULLETIN 2 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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| DATE: | December 22, 2023 |
| LOCAL TIME: | 14:30:13 |
| LATITUDE: | 19.5388 N |
| LONGITUDE: | 68.8215 W |
| LOCATION: |
67.2 Km East-Northeast of Samaná,DR
239.2 Km Northwest of Mayagüez,PR |
| DEPTH: | 10 Km |
| MAGNITUDE: | 5.25 Mwp |
| ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | V in Mayagüez, PR |
| TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2023-12-22 15:27:51 |
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The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
moderate earthquake was reported as
felt in widely throughout Puerto Rico 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
2023-12-22 1830 13.48 19 32.33 68 49.29 10.00 0.46 2.23 31.61 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
37 37 47.3 PR1 224 14 20 21 10 35 Q- PPT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 D
REGION= Puerto Rico Trench
COMMENT= 5.25 mwp EB, 5.4 mww NEIC, 5.7 Mi PTWC
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
SMDR PR BHZ A 47.3 235 93 IPU 21.46 7.98 8.23 0.00 -0.25 4.60 0.744
SMDR PR BHN A 47.3 235 93 ES 1 28.64 15.16 14.65 0.00 0.51* 2.30S 0.653
PCDR PR BHZ A122.5 157 55 EP+ 1 27.16 13.68 18.30 0.00 -4.62* 0.00 0.000
PCDR PR BHN A122.5 157 55 ES 1 39.60 26.12 32.57 0.00 -6.45* 0.00S 0.000
AGPR PR HHZ A215.6 123 55 IPU 43.72 30.24 30.09 0.00 0.15 3.64 0.516
AGPR PR HH1 A215.6 123 55 ES 1 66.19 52.71 53.56 0.00 -0.85* 1.82S 0.268
PRSN PR HHZ A229.4 129 55 EP+ 1 45.74 32.26 31.83 0.00 0.43 1.56 0.072
PRSN PR HH2 A229.4 129 55 ES 1 70.56 57.08 56.66 0.00 0.42 1.56S 0.278
LSP PR HHZ A237.1 129 55 EP+ 1 46.82 33.34 32.81 0.00 0.53* 1.40 0.058
LSP PR HH1 A237.1 129 55 ES 2 72.62 59.14 58.40 0.00 0.74* 0.56S 0.035
MLPR PR HHZ A255.6 132 55 EP+ 1 48.87 35.39 35.14 0.00 0.25 1.00 0.026
MLPR PR HH2 A255.6 132 55 ES 1 74.66 61.18 62.55 0.00 -1.37* 1.00S 0.134
UUPR PR HHZ A263.3 122 55 EP+ 1 48.86 35.38 36.11 0.00 -0.73* 0.83 0.028
UUPR PR HH1 A263.3 122 55 ES 2 78.08 64.60 64.28 0.00 0.32 0.33S 0.008
SDDR CU BHZ A266.6 258 55 EP+ 1 53.88 40.40 36.53 0.00 3.87* 0.22 0.007
GBPR PR HHZ A268.2 129 55 IPU 50.98 37.50 36.74 0.00 0.76* 1.46 0.063
GBPR PR HH1 A268.2 129 55 ES 1 78.74 65.26 65.40 0.00 -0.14 0.73S 0.061
OBIP PR HHZ A286.4 124 55 EP+ 1 53.21 39.73 39.04 0.00 0.69* 0.39 0.005
OBIP PR HH1 A286.4 124 55 ES 1 83.32 69.84 69.49 0.00 0.35 0.39S 0.013
CELP PR HHZ A286.6 124 55 EP+ 1 51.11 37.63 39.07 0.00 -1.44* 0.39 0.005
CELP PR HH2 A286.6 124 55 ES 1 82.67 69.19 69.54 0.00 -0.35 0.39S 0.012
ICMP PR HHZ A303.4 126 55 EP+ 1 54.83 41.35 41.20 0.00 0.15 0.16 0.000
ICMP PR HH1 A303.4 126 55 ES 1 88.27 74.79 73.34 0.00 1.45* 0.16S 0.002
GCPR PR HHZ A319.0 114 55 EP- 1 53.99 40.51 43.17 0.00 -2.66* 0.03 0.000
GCPR PR HH1 A319.0 114 55 ES 1 91.19 77.71 76.84 0.00 0.87* 0.03S 0.000
SJG IU BHZ A323.0 118 55 EP+ 1 55.80 42.32 43.67 0.00 -1.35* 0.01 0.000
SJG IU BH1 A323.0 118 55 ES 1 91.06 77.58 77.73 0.00 -0.15 0.01S 0.000
IGPR PR HHZ A335.2 120 55 EP+ 1 57.24 43.76 45.22 0.00 -1.46* 0.00 0.000
IGPR PR HH1 A335.2 120 55 ES 1 93.17 79.69 80.49 0.00 -0.80* 0.00S 0.000
HUMP PR HHZ A349.5 115 55 EP- 1 58.31 44.83 47.03 0.00 -2.20* 0.00 0.000
HUMP PR HH2 A349.5 115 55 ES 2 95.99 82.51 83.71 0.00 -1.20* 0.00S 0.000
FAPR PR HHZ A364.3 113 55 EP+ 2 60.52 47.04 48.91 0.00 -1.87* 0.00 0.000
STVI PR HHZ A428.0 107 55 EP+ 1 68.86 55.38 56.97 0.00 -1.59* 0.00 0.000
TBVI PR HHZ A459.8 104 55 EP+ 1 72.25 58.77 60.99 0.00 -2.22* 0.00 0.000
CDVI PR HHZ A471.9 114 55 EP+ 1 74.48 61.00 62.52 0.00 -1.52* 0.00 0.000
2 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.
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