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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: IV in Guánica, PR
Date: January 17, 2024 03:07:42 UTC
January 16, 2024 23:07:42 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 10.77 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
14.01 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
35.84 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 4.4 Ml
Location: Latitude: 17.91 Longitude: -66.9686
Depth: 10 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-01-16 23:42:16
ID: 20240117030742

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-01-16 23:42:21 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: January 16, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 23:07:42
LATITUDE: 17.91 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9686 W
LOCATION: 10.8 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
35.8 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 10 Km
MAGNITUDE: 4.4 Ml
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-01-16 23:42:21
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in widely throughout Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of IV (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                            
2024-01-17  0307 42.00  17 54.60   66 58.12  10.84  0.12  0.71  0.53        3.99  3.99D IV                             
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  39   39  10.4  PR1  213  19  20  19   7  39     Q  PPW   0.00  0.00     18.00  0.16 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.99  18.00  0.16 Z        3.99  18.00  0.16 D                                                

REGION= Southern Puerto Rico         

NEW COMMENT: 4.6 Mb (NEIC), 4.6 Ml (PTWC), 4.4 Ml (EarlyBird)                                                                                  
                                                                                                                       
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  
MLPR PR HHZ  A 10.4 310 127 IPU    44.83  2.83  2.74 0.00  0.09  1.31     0.332 0.55 129   3.65 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 10.4 310 127 ES  1  46.92  4.92  4.88 0.00  0.04  0.66S    0.211                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 11.9  52 122 IPD    45.01  3.01  2.93 0.00  0.08  1.31     0.282 0.58 140   3.71 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 11.9  52 122 ES  1  47.86  5.86  5.22 0.00  0.64* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 18.3 306 107 IPU    45.79  3.79  3.83 0.00 -0.04  1.31     0.283 0.55 157   3.88 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 18.3 306 107 ES  1  48.69  6.69  6.82 0.00 -0.13  0.66S    0.110                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 31.9 338  97 IPU    47.82  5.82  5.87 0.00 -0.05  1.31     0.132 0.58 160   3.96 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 31.9 338  97 ES  1  52.61 10.61 10.45 0.00  0.16  0.66S    0.190                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 38.8 332  95 IPU    48.86  6.86  6.93 0.00 -0.07  1.31     0.138 0.55 135   3.87 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 38.8 332  95 ES  1  54.16 12.16 12.34 0.00 -0.18  0.66S    0.154                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 41.1  68  95 IPD    49.10  7.10  7.28 0.00 -0.18  1.31     0.175 0.44 173   4.20 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A 41.1  68  95 ES  1  55.19 13.19 12.96 0.00  0.23  0.66S    0.152                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 45.1  66  94 IPD    49.73  7.73  7.89 0.00 -0.16  1.31     0.170 0.55 185   4.17 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 45.1  66  94 ES  1  56.20 14.20 14.04 0.00  0.16  0.66S    0.159                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 46.2  34  94 IPU    49.91  7.91  8.06 0.00 -0.15  1.31     0.188 0.55 155   4.01 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 46.2  34  94 ES  1  55.78 13.78 14.35 0.00 -0.57* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 46.9  93  94 IPD    50.25  8.25  8.17 0.00  0.08  1.31     0.400 0.55  99   3.60 Z                      
ICMP PR HH2  A 46.9  93  94 ES  1  57.42 15.42 14.54 0.00  0.88* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 63.5 347  66 IPU    52.72 10.72 10.58 0.00  0.14  1.18     0.292 0.55 157   4.04 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 63.5 347  66 ES  1  61.04 19.04 18.83 0.00  0.21  0.59S    0.224                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A 74.5 316  66 IPD    54.15 12.15 12.12 0.00  0.03  0.82     0.222 0.58 163   4.06 Z                      
ASPR PR HHZ  A 78.9  80  55 IPD    54.90 12.90 12.70 0.00  0.20  0.65     0.177 0.00 136   3.07 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A 78.9  80  55 ES  1  65.05 23.05 22.61 0.00  0.44  0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A103.6  64  55 IPU    58.43 16.43 15.83 0.00  0.60* 0.00     0.000 0.55 161   4.10 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A103.6  64  55 ES  1  71.66 29.66 28.18 0.00  1.48* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A121.3  77  55 IPU    61.18 19.18 18.08 0.00  1.10* 0.00     0.000 0.55 135   3.96 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A121.3  77  55 ES  1  75.33 33.33 32.18 0.00  1.15* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A143.0  76  55 IPD    65.65 23.65 20.82 0.00  2.83* 0.00     0.000 0.55 116   3.85 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A143.0  76  55 ES  1  80.44 38.44 37.06 0.00  1.38* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A163.7 295  55 IPD    67.35 25.35 23.44 0.00  1.91* 0.00     0.000 0.55 196   4.35 Z                      
PCDR PR BHN  A163.7 295  55 ES  1  85.51 43.51 41.72 0.00  1.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A218.5  76  55 IPU    75.69 33.69 30.38 0.00  3.31* 0.00     0.000 0.55 154   4.19 Z                      
STVI PR HH2  A218.5  76  55 ES  1  96.15 54.15 54.08 0.00  0.07  0.00S    0.000                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A234.3  93  55 IPU    75.20 33.20 32.38 0.00  0.82* 0.00     0.000 0.55 172   4.31 Z                      
CDVI PR HH1  A234.3  93  55 ES  1 103.30 61.30 57.64 0.00  3.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SMDR PR BHZ  A279.7 304  55 EP+ 1  83.20 41.20 38.12 0.00  3.08* 0.00     0.000                                        
SMDR PR BHN  A279.7 304  55 ES  1 112.24 70.24 67.85 0.00  2.39* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SDDR CU BHZ  A471.8 286  55 EP- 1 107.18 65.18 62.44 0.00  2.74* 0.00     0.000                                        
SDDR CU BH1  A471.8 286  55 ES  1 154.37112.37111.14 0.00  1.23* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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