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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Lajas, PR
Date: January 14, 2024 15:28:00 UTC
January 14, 2024 11:28:00 Hora Local
Region: Central Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 2.75 Km East-Northeast of Yauco,PR
5.69 Km Northwest of Guayanilla,PR
23.43 Km West of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 2.28 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0873 Longitude: -66.8315
Depth: 15 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-01-14 15:22:12
ID: 20240114152800

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-01-14 15:22:18 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: January 14, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 11:28:00
LATITUDE: 18.0873 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8315 W
LOCATION: 2.7 Km East-Northeast of Yauco,PR
23.4 Km West of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 15 Km
MAGNITUDE: 2.28 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-01-14 15:22:18
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Lajas with a maximum intensity of II (Modified Mercalli Scale, MM). At the moment of generating this bulletin no damages has been reported and are not expected to occur

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 
2024-01-14  1528 00.34  18  5.24   66 49.89  15.18  0.11  0.27  0.61        2.28  2.28D   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
  14   24  13.3  PR1  111   0  12  24  12  24     Q  A1               N       6 0.131 D  Y Y N

XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
                                                    2.28      6 0.131 D

Event_ID= 71436853
Region= Central Region of Puerto Rico     
Comment= Revision: 2024-01-14T16:17:47.46

 STA NET COM LOC 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 00   A 13.3 202 128 IPD 0  03.96  3.62  3.53    0  0.09 0.21  J   mr 0.87  28 1 2.26 Z
 GBPR PR HH1 00   A 13.3 202 128 ES? 1  06.67  6.33  6.28    0  0.05 0.11  J   mr          
 MRC1 PR HNE --   A 19.0 304 114 ES? 1  07.68  7.34  7.51    0 -0.17 0.11  J   mr          
 SNG1 PR HNN --   A 20.8 271 110 ES? 2  08.51  8.17  7.97    0   0.2 0.04  J   mr          
 UUPR PR HHZ 00   A 21.5  32 109 IPD 0  04.92  4.58  4.56    0  0.02 0.21  J   mr 0.55  22 1 2.11 Z
 UUPR PR HH2 00   A 21.5  32 109 ES? 1  08.43  8.09  8.12    0 -0.03 0.11  J   mr          
 ISPR PR HNZ 00   A 22.8 269 107 EPU 1  05.41  5.07  4.72    0  0.35 0.01  J   mr          
 ISPR PR HN1 00   A 22.8 269 107 ES? 1  08.88  8.54  8.40    0  0.14 0.11  J   mr          
 MLPR PR HHZ 00   A 25.7 239 103 EPU 1  05.16  4.82  5.13    0 -0.31 0.06  J   mr 0.55  23 1 2.18 Z
 MLPR PR HH2 00   A 25.7 239 103 ES? 1  09.35  9.01  9.13    0 -0.12 0.11  J   mr          
 CELP PR HHZ 00   A 26.4  92 102 IPU 0  05.50  5.16  5.23    0 -0.07 0.21  J   mr 0.55  26 1 2.29 Z
 CELP PR HH2 00   A 26.4  92 102 ES? 1  09.56  9.22  9.31    0 -0.09 0.11  J   mr          
  LSP PR HHZ 00   A 28.3 290 100 EPU 1  05.53  5.19  5.49    0  -0.3 0.07  J   mr 0.87  32 1 2.47 Z
  LSP PR HH2 00   A 28.3 290 100 ES? 1  10.32  9.98  9.77    0  0.21 0.11  J   mr          
 CRPR PR HHZ 00   A 30.4 253  98 EPD 1  05.91  5.57  5.79    0 -0.22 0.11  J   mr 0.55  33 1 2.54 Z
 CRPR PR HH1 00   A 30.4 253  98 ES? 1  10.58 10.24 10.31    0 -0.07 0.11  J   mr          
 PRSN PR HHZ 00   A 35.7 293  95 EPD 1  06.92  6.58  6.54    0  0.04 0.11  J   mr 0.55     
 AGPR PR HHZ 00   A 50.8 325  92 EPU 1  09.10  8.76  8.69    0  0.07 0.11  J   mr 0.55     
 AGPR PR HH2 00   A 50.8 325  92 ES? 1  15.76 15.42 15.47    0 -0.05 0.11  J   mr          
  SJG IU BHZ 00   A 71.3  87  63 EP? 2  12.04 11.70 11.50    0   0.2 0.04  J   mr 0.00     
  SJG IU BH2 00   A 71.3  87  63 ES? 2  21.02 20.68 20.47    0  0.21 0.04  J   mr          
  IDE PR EHZ --   A 75.1 295  63 EP? 2  12.29 11.95 11.83    0  0.12 0.04  J   mr 0.58     
 GCPR PR HHZ 00   A 81.9  72  63 EPD 1  13.22 12.88 12.85    0  0.03 0.09  J   mr 0.55     
 GCPR PR HH1 00   A 81.9  72  63 ES? 1  23.31 22.97 22.87    0   0.1 0.09  J   mr

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