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 Orocovis, PR
Date: February 16, 2024 23:36:27 UTC
February 16, 2024 19:36:27 Hora Local
Region: Central Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 7.01 Km Northwest of Coamo,PR
8.67 Km South-Southeast of Orocovis,PR
25.47 Km East-Northeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.22 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.1513 Longitude: -66.4003
Depth: 8 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-02-16 20:46:47
ID: 20240216233626

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-02-16 20:46:53 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: February 16, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 19:36:27
LATITUDE: 18.1513 N
LONGITUDE: 66.4003 W
LOCATION: 7 Km Northwest of Coamo,PR
25.5 Km East-Northeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 8 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.22 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Orocovis, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-02-16 20:46:53
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in 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                            
2024-02-16  2336 27.62  18  9.08   66 24.02   8.03  0.19  0.43  0.90        3.22  3.22D 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                         
  40   40  20.7  PR1  126  14  20  32  15  40     Q  PPI   0.00  0.00     14.00  0.11 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.22  14.00  0.11 Z        3.22  14.00  0.11 D                                                

REGION= Central 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  
CELP PR HHZ  A 20.7 246  90 EP+ 1  31.57  3.95  4.13 0.00 -0.18  0.78     0.044 0.55  73   3.20 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 20.7 246  90 ES  1  34.31  6.69  7.35 0.00 -0.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 22.2 127  90 IPU    31.94  4.32  4.35 0.00 -0.03  1.57     0.161 0.00  65   2.24 Z                      
ASPR PR HH2  A 22.2 127  90 ES  1  35.17  7.55  7.74 0.00 -0.19  0.78S    0.109                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 24.9 242  90 IPU    32.33  4.71  4.76 0.00 -0.05  1.57     0.173 0.44  56   3.08 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A 24.9 242  90 ES  1  35.70  8.08  8.47 0.00 -0.39  0.78S    0.088                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 26.9  99  90 IPU    32.76  5.14  5.07 0.00  0.07  1.57     0.149 0.73  70   3.07 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 26.9  99  90 ES  1  36.49  8.87  9.02 0.00 -0.15  0.78S    0.067                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 32.2 205  90 IPD    33.67  6.05  5.89 0.00  0.16  1.57     0.223                                        
ICMP PR HH2  A 32.2 205  90 ES  1  38.32 10.70 10.48 0.00  0.22  0.78S    0.167                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 35.7 289  90 IPU    33.73  6.11  6.42 0.00 -0.31  1.57     0.353 0.55  78   3.35 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 35.7 289  90 ES  1  38.30 10.68 11.43 0.00 -0.75* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 37.3 123  90 IPU    34.21  6.59  6.67 0.00 -0.08  1.57     0.154 0.55  59   3.10 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 37.3 123  90 ES  1  39.22 11.60 11.87 0.00 -0.27  0.78S    0.100                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 37.8  62  90 IPD    34.39  6.77  6.75 0.00  0.02  1.57     0.321 0.55  62   3.15 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 37.8  62  90 ES  1  39.34 11.72 12.01 0.00 -0.29  0.78S    0.154                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 54.3 250  90 EP+ 1  36.92  9.30  9.29 0.00  0.01  0.78     0.045 0.58  67   3.23 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 54.3 250  90 ES  1  44.04 16.42 16.54 0.00 -0.12  0.78S    0.083                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 58.4  90  90 EP- 1  37.21  9.59  9.91 0.00 -0.32  0.78     0.042 0.55  72   3.32 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 58.4  90  90 ES  1  44.75 17.13 17.64 0.00 -0.51* 0.25S    0.007                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 71.1 254  66 EP+ 1  39.58 11.96 11.81 0.00  0.15  0.78     0.033 0.55  71   3.32 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 71.1 254  66 ES  1  48.45 20.83 21.02 0.00 -0.19  0.78S    0.112                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 72.6 273  66 EP- 1  39.83 12.21 12.03 0.00  0.18  0.78     0.033 0.58  72   3.31 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 72.6 273  66 ES  1  49.19 21.57 21.41 0.00  0.16  0.78S    0.088                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 76.8 259  66 EP+ 1  40.08 12.46 12.62 0.00 -0.16  0.78     0.031 0.55  78   3.41 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 76.8 259  66 ES  1  49.73 22.11 22.46 0.00 -0.35  0.78S    0.100                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A 79.0  84  66 IPU    40.58 12.96 12.93 0.00  0.03  1.54     0.185                                        
FAPR PR HH1  A 79.0  84  66 ES  1  50.51 22.89 23.02 0.00 -0.13  0.77S    0.147                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 79.1 276  66 IPU    40.49 12.87 12.94 0.00 -0.07  1.54     0.134                                        
PRSN PR HH1  A 79.1 276  66 ES  1  50.72 23.10 23.03 0.00  0.07  0.77S    0.085                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 82.9 296  55 IPD    41.46 13.84 13.46 0.00  0.38  1.49     0.195 0.55  59   3.17 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 82.9 296  55 ES  1  51.51 23.89 23.96 0.00 -0.07  0.75S    0.145                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A 89.9  93  55 EP- 1  42.24 14.62 14.34 0.00  0.28  0.68     0.054 0.55  72   3.36 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A 89.9  93  55 ES  1  53.50 25.88 25.53 0.00  0.35  0.68S    0.203                                        
IDE  PR EHZ  A115.7 284  55 EP+ 2  46.72 19.10 17.61 0.00  1.49* 0.00     0.000                                        
IDE  PR EHE  A115.7 284  55 ES  2  60.98 33.36 31.35 0.00  2.01* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A154.3  81  55 EP+ 2  51.63 24.01 22.50 0.00  1.51* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH2  A154.3  81  55 ES  2  70.02 42.40 40.05 0.00  2.35* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A213.2 282  55 EP+ 2  61.28 33.66 29.95 0.00  3.71* 0.00     0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHN  A213.2 282  55 ES  2  87.96 60.34 53.31 0.00  7.03* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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