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


Earthquake Information


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Lajas, PR
Date: March 01, 2024 13:04:02 UTC
March 01, 2024 09:04:02 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 4.7 Km West-Southeast of Guánica,PR
10.43 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
30.12 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.21 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9775 Longitude: -66.9533
Depth: 12 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-03-01 09:24:02
ID: 20240301130402

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-03-01 09:24:12 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: March 01, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 09:04:02
LATITUDE: 17.9775 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9533 W
LOCATION: 4.7 Km West-Southeast of Guánica,PR
30.1 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 12 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.21 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 2024-03-01 09:24:12
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor 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, 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                            
2024-03-01  1304  2.58  17 58.65   66 57.20  12.04  0.17  0.57  0.59        3.21  3.21D II                             
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NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  26   26   7.8  PR1  163  20  13  19   8  26     Q  PP0   0.00  0.00      8.00  0.14 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.21   8.00  0.14 Z        3.21   8.00  0.14 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  7.8  91 141 IPD     5.20  2.62  2.59 0.00  0.03  2.03     0.635                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A  9.7 265 134 IPD     5.38  2.80  2.78 0.00  0.02  2.03     0.349 0.55  65   3.02 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A  9.7 265 134 ES  1   7.70  5.12  4.95 0.00  0.17  1.01S    0.180                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 16.9 281 115 IPU     6.20  3.62  3.69 0.00 -0.07  2.03     0.335 0.55  61   3.01 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 16.9 281 115 ES  1   8.86  6.28  6.57 0.00 -0.29  1.01S    0.144                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 26.0 328 104 IPD     7.68  5.10  5.02 0.00  0.08  2.03     0.227 0.58  72   3.19 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 26.0 328 104 ES  1  11.85  9.27  8.94 0.00  0.33  1.01S    0.238                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 33.4 323 100 EP+ 2   8.74  6.16  6.13 0.00  0.03  0.41     0.008                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 33.4 323 100 ES  1  13.55 10.97 10.91 0.00  0.06  1.01S    0.188                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 37.5  78  98 EP- 1   9.01  6.43  6.75 0.00 -0.32  1.01     0.111 0.44  61   3.23 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A 37.5  78  98 ES  1  13.85 11.27 12.01 0.00 -0.74* 0.00S    0.000                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 39.2  38  98 EP+ 1   9.25  6.67  7.01 0.00 -0.34  1.01     0.129 0.55  78   3.37 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 39.2  38  98 ES  1  14.19 11.61 12.48 0.00 -0.87* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 41.1  74  97 EP+ 1   9.60  7.02  7.30 0.00 -0.28  1.01     0.110 0.55  76   3.35 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 41.1  74  97 ES  1  14.89 12.31 12.99 0.00 -0.68* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 46.3 102  66 EP- 1  10.72  8.14  8.08 0.00  0.06  1.01     0.220 0.55  56   3.08 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 46.3 102  66 ES  1  17.24 14.66 14.38 0.00  0.28  1.01S    0.386                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 56.7 343  66 IPU    12.18  9.60  9.55 0.00  0.05  2.00     0.417 0.55  65   3.23 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 56.7 343  66 ES  1  19.07 16.49 17.00 0.00 -0.51* 0.72S    0.123                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 71.2  38  66 EP- 1  14.52 11.94 11.58 0.00  0.36  0.73     0.052                                        
EMPR PR HH1  A 71.2  38  66 ES  1  23.52 20.94 20.61 0.00  0.33  0.73S    0.132                                        
ASPR PR HH1  A 76.3  85  55 ES  1  23.70 21.12 21.86 0.00 -0.74* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 89.7  90  55 EP+ 1  17.18 14.60 13.96 0.00  0.64* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 89.7  90  55 ES  1  27.96 25.38 24.85 0.00  0.53* 0.12S    0.005                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 99.1  68  55 EP- 1  17.94 15.36 15.15 0.00  0.21  0.03     0.000                                        
GCPR PR HH1  A 99.1  68  55 ES  1  29.67 27.09 26.97 0.00  0.12  0.03S    0.000                                        

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