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 Tortola, BVI
Date: April 28, 2024 12:23:31 UTC
April 28, 2024 08:23:31 Hora Local
Region: Sombrero Seismic Zone
Distances: 68.36 Km Northwest of Anegada,BVI
77.95 Km North-Northwest of Road Town, Tortola,BVI
153.07 Km East-Northeast of San Juan,PR
Magnitude: 4.9 Ml
Location: Latitude: 19.0875 Longitude: -64.8566
Depth: 10 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-04-28 09:06:49
ID: 20240428122330

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-04-28 09:07:02 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: April 28, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 08:23:31
LATITUDE: 19.0875 N
LONGITUDE: 64.8566 W
LOCATION: 68.4 Km Northwest of Anegada,BVI
153.1 Km East-Northeast of San Juan,PR
DEPTH: 10 Km
MAGNITUDE: 4.9 Ml
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Tortola, BVI
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-04-28 09:07:02
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in Tortola, the Eastern region of Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands 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                            
2024-04-28  1223 31.19  19  5.25   64 51.40  10.71  0.35  1.98  2.63        4.26  4.26D 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                         
  55   55  82.0  PR1  224  13  27  47  22  55     Q  PPW   0.00  0.00     26.00  0.17 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         4.26  26.00  0.17 Z        4.26  26.00  0.17 D                                                

REGION= Sombrero Seismic Zone      

NEW COMMENT: 4.8 Mb (USGS), 4.8 Ml (PTWC),4.9 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  
TBVI PR HHZ  A 77.9 161  55 IPD    42.00 10.81 12.59 0.00 -1.78* 0.00     0.000 0.00 153   3.17 Z                      
TBVI PR HH1  A 77.9 161  55 ES  1  51.60 20.41 22.41 0.00 -2.00* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A 82.0 188  55 IPD    43.09 11.90 13.11 0.00 -1.21* 0.19     0.003 0.55 155   4.05 Z                      
STVI PR HH2  A 82.0 188  55 ES  1  53.37 22.18 23.34 0.00 -1.16* 0.21S    0.016                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A128.1 222  55 IPU    49.98 18.79 18.95 0.00 -0.16  1.47     0.092 0.55 179   4.23 Z                      
FAPR PR HH2  A128.1 222  55 ES  1  65.05 33.86 33.73 0.00  0.13  0.73S    0.097                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A131.9 214  55 IPD    50.13 18.94 19.43 0.00 -0.49  1.47     0.131 0.55 168   4.17 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A131.9 214  55 ES  1  65.88 34.69 34.59 0.00  0.10  0.73S    0.131                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A148.0 226  55 IPU    52.59 21.40 21.47 0.00 -0.07  1.47     0.075 0.55 184   4.28 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A148.0 226  55 ES  1  68.87 37.68 38.22 0.00 -0.54* 0.73S    0.082                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A148.1 176  55 IPD    52.99 21.80 21.48 0.00  0.32  1.47     0.226 0.55 175   4.23 Z                      
CDVI PR HH1  A148.1 176  55 ES  1  70.88 39.69 38.23 0.00  1.46* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A155.5 237  55 IPD    52.98 21.79 22.41 0.00 -0.62* 1.47     0.049 0.55 190   4.31 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A155.5 237  55 ES  1  70.53 39.34 39.89 0.00 -0.55* 0.73S    0.055                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A174.1 232  55 IPU    56.05 24.86 24.76 0.00  0.10  1.47     0.056 0.73 189   4.21 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A174.1 232  55 ES  1  75.44 44.25 44.07 0.00  0.18  0.73S    0.064                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A180.2 243  55 IPU    56.36 25.17 25.54 0.00 -0.37  1.47     0.055 0.55 189   4.34 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A180.2 243  55 ES  1  76.95 45.76 45.46 0.00  0.30  0.73S    0.056                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A181.2 227  55 IPD    56.78 25.59 25.67 0.00 -0.08  1.47     0.071 0.55 148   4.11 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A181.2 227  55 ES  1  76.88 45.69 45.69 0.00  0.00  0.73S    0.078                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A186.8 232  55 IPU    57.48 26.29 26.37 0.00 -0.08  1.47     0.056 0.00 180   3.44 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A186.8 232  55 ES  1  77.71 46.52 46.94 0.00 -0.42  0.73S    0.064                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A188.9 250  55 IPU    58.00 26.81 26.64 0.00  0.17  1.47     0.086 0.55 213   4.45 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A188.9 250  55 ES  1  78.33 47.14 47.42 0.00 -0.28  0.73S    0.076                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A213.6 239  55 IPU    61.04 29.85 29.77 0.00  0.08  1.47     0.049 0.55 210   4.47 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A213.6 239  55 ES  1  84.08 52.89 52.99 0.00 -0.10  0.73S    0.054                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A217.3 246  55 IPU    61.05 29.86 30.23 0.00 -0.37  1.47     0.065 0.55 167   4.26 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A217.3 246  55 ES  1  84.84 53.65 53.81 0.00 -0.16  0.73S    0.062                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A217.9 239  55 IPD    61.36 30.17 30.31 0.00 -0.14  1.47     0.049 0.44 168   4.37 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A217.9 239  55 ES  1  85.63 54.44 53.95 0.00  0.49  0.73S    0.054                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A220.9 234  55 IPU    62.37 31.18 30.69 0.00  0.49  1.47     0.052 0.55 145   4.14 Z                      
ICMP PR HH2  A220.9 234  55 ES  1  87.56 56.37 54.63 0.00  1.74* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SABA NA BHZ  A235.5 133  55 IPD    63.67 32.48 32.54 0.00 -0.06  1.47     0.278 0.00 191   3.55 Z                      
SABA NA BHE  A235.5 133  55 ES  1  88.59 57.40 57.92 0.00 -0.52* 0.73S    0.236                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A246.6 241  55 IPU    65.87 34.68 33.94 0.00  0.74* 1.47     0.051 0.58 223   4.54 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A246.6 241  55 ES  1  94.40 63.21 60.41 0.00  2.80* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A247.5 255  55 IPU    64.92 33.73 34.05 0.00 -0.32  1.47     0.128 0.55 206   4.49 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A247.5 255  55 ES  1  91.75 60.56 60.61 0.00 -0.05  0.73S    0.105                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A256.0 248  55 IPU    66.21 35.02 35.14 0.00 -0.12  1.47     0.074 0.58 162   4.26 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A256.0 248  55 ES  1  94.52 63.33 62.55 0.00  0.78* 0.73S    0.068                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A260.0 249  55 IPD    67.26 36.07 35.63 0.00  0.44  1.47     0.080 0.55 187   4.41 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A260.0 249  55 ES  1  93.92 62.73 63.42 0.00 -0.69* 0.73S    0.072                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A262.1 243  55 IPU    67.50 36.31 35.90 0.00  0.41  1.47     0.055 0.55 197   4.46 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A262.1 243  55 ES  1  95.32 64.13 63.90 0.00  0.23  0.73S    0.056                                        
SEUS NA BHZ  A265.5 131  55 IPD    67.56 36.37 36.33 0.00  0.04  1.47     0.296 0.00 146   3.34 Z                      
SEUS NA BHN  A265.5 131  55 ES  1  96.03 64.84 64.67 0.00  0.17  0.73S    0.249                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A266.3 244  55 IPD    67.56 36.37 36.44 0.00 -0.07  1.47     0.058 0.55 217   4.56 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A266.3 244  55 ES  1  96.76 65.57 64.86 0.00  0.71* 0.73S    0.057                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A377.1 261  55 EP+ 1  81.78 50.59 50.46 0.00  0.13  0.50     0.023 0.55 197   4.61 Z                      
PCDR PR BHN  A377.1 261  55 ES  1 120.83 89.64 89.82 0.00 -0.18  0.50S    0.074                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A478.2 267  55 IPD    94.21 63.02 63.26 0.00 -0.24  0.21     0.006 0.00 187   3.87 Z                      
HMDR DR BHE  A478.2 267  55 ES  1 143.29112.10112.60 0.00 -0.50* 0.11S    0.004                                        
SDD  DR BHN  A538.6 264  55 ES  1 157.73126.54126.22 0.00  0.32  0.00S    0.000                                        
SDDR CU BHZ  A678.4 271  55 IPU   120.60 89.41 88.60 0.00  0.81* 0.00     0.000                                        
SDDR CU BH2  A678.4 271  55 ES  1 188.35157.16157.71 0.00 -0.55* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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