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| Event Details | |
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| Estimated Maximum Intensity: | II in Maricao, PR |
| Date: |
December 23, 2023 15:11:44 UTC December 23, 2023 11:11:44 Hora Local |
| Region: | South Region of Puerto Rico |
| Distances: |
2.12 Km West-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR 6.52 Km Southeast of Yauco,PR 20.93 Km West of Ponce,PR |
| Magnitude: | 2.38 Md |
| Location: | Latitude: 18.0465 Longitude: -66.807 |
| Depth: | 6 Km |
| Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Issued Date & Time | 2023-12-23 15:10:11 |
| ID: | 20231223151144 |
Epicentral Map
| BULLETIN 1 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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| DATE: | December 23, 2023 |
| LOCAL TIME: | 11:11:44 |
| LATITUDE: | 18.0465 N |
| LONGITUDE: | 66.807 W |
| LOCATION: |
2.1 Km West-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
20.9 Km West of Ponce,PR |
| DEPTH: | 6 Km |
| MAGNITUDE: | 2.38 Md |
| ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | II in Maricao, PR |
| TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2023-12-23 15:10:16 |
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The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
micro earthquake was reported as
felt in Maricao with a maximum
intensity of II (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
2023-12-23 1511 44.59 18 2.79 66 48.42 6.33 0.18 4.42 2.26 2.38 2.38D II
SOURCE
NSTA NPHS DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH N.XMG-XMMAD-T N.FMG-FMMAD-T L F X
8 8 11.0 PR1 179 18 4 7 4 8 Q PPP 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.08 D
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
2.38 3.00 0.08 Z 2.38 3.00 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 11.0 225 114 IPU 46.92 2.33 2.48 0.00 -0.15 1.75 0.676 0.58 24 2.10 Z
GBPR PR HH1 A 11.0 225 114 ES 1 49.09 4.50 4.41 0.00 0.09 0.88S 0.500
CELP PR HHZ A 24.3 82 100 EP+ 1 49.19 4.60 4.81 0.00 -0.21 0.88 0.352 0.55 29 2.38 Z
CELP PR HH1 A 24.3 82 100 ES 1 53.39 8.80 8.56 0.00 0.24 0.88S 0.691
MLPR PR HHZ A 26.5 252 57 EP+ 1 49.01 4.42 5.18 0.00 -0.76* 0.00 0.000
MLPR PR HH2 A 26.5 252 57 ES 1 54.18 9.59 9.22 0.00 0.37 0.88S 0.884
CRPR PR HHZ A 32.4 263 57 EP+ 1 50.74 6.15 6.07 0.00 0.08 0.88 0.398 0.55 30 2.46 Z
CRPR PR HH2 A 32.4 263 57 ES 1 55.39 10.80 10.80 0.00 0.00 0.88S 0.495
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