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


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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
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

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2023-12-22 15:27:51 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
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
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.

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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