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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Mayagüez, PR
Date: May 05, 2024 14:38:10 UTC
May 05, 2024 10:38:10 Hora Local
Region: Eastern Dominican Republic
Distances: 8.07 Km Southwest of Higüey,DR
30.28 Km South-Southeast of Punta Cana,DR
181.39 Km West-Northwest of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 4.48 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.5341 Longitude: -68.719
Depth: 135 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-05-05 11:37:36
ID: 20240505143812

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-05-05 11:37:44 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: May 05, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 10:38:10
LATITUDE: 18.5341 N
LONGITUDE: 68.719 W
LOCATION: 8.1 Km Southwest of Higüey,DR
181.4 Km West-Northwest of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 135 Km
MAGNITUDE: 4.48 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Mayagüez, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-05-05 11:37:44
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in Mayaguez and the Dominican Republic 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                            
2024-05-05  1438 10.55  18 32.05   68 43.14 135.99  0.34  1.87  1.16        4.48  4.48D 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                         
  55   55  35.8  PR1  158  11  29  18   8  55     Q  PPY   0.00  0.00     24.00  0.16 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         4.48  24.00  0.16 Z        4.48  24.00  0.16 D                                                

REGION= Eastern Dominican Republic                                                                                     
                                                                                                                       
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  
PCDR PR BHZ  A 35.8  93 164 IPU    29.18 18.63 18.61 0.00  0.02  2.85     0.237 0.55 156   4.20 Z                      
PCDR PR BHN  A 35.8  93 164 ES  1  44.19 33.64 33.13 0.00  0.51* 1.43S    0.459                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A 75.3 293 150 IPD    31.38 20.83 20.55 0.00  0.28  2.85     0.294 0.00 219   3.72 Z                      
HMDR DR BHE  A 75.3 293 150 ES  1  46.57 36.02 36.58 0.00 -0.56* 1.43S    0.261                                        
SMDR PR BHZ  A 97.2 330 143 EP+ 1  31.98 21.43 22.07 0.00 -0.64* 1.43     0.272 0.00 164   3.48 Z                      
SMDR PR BHE  A 97.2 330 143 ES  1  49.83 39.28 39.28 0.00  0.00  1.43S    0.577                                        
SDD  DR BHZ  A126.8 267 135 IPD    35.18 24.63 24.51 0.00  0.12  2.85     0.550 0.73 122   3.98 Z                      
SDD  DR BHN  A126.8 267 135 ES  1  53.67 43.12 43.63 0.00 -0.51* 1.43S    0.390                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A170.0  92 127 EP+ 1  39.64 29.09 28.63 0.00  0.46  1.02     0.096 0.55 146   4.31 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A170.0  92 127 ES  1  61.93 51.38 50.96 0.00  0.42  1.02S    0.147                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A170.0 101 127 EP- 1  39.11 28.56 28.64 0.00 -0.08  1.02     0.083 0.55 135   4.24 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A170.0 101 127 ES  1  61.16 50.61 50.98 0.00 -0.37  1.02S    0.148                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A177.1 102 125 EP- 1  39.78 29.23 29.36 0.00 -0.13  0.90     0.067 0.58 196   4.56 Z                      
LSP  PR HH2  A177.1 102 125 ES  1  62.61 52.06 52.26 0.00 -0.20  0.90S    0.117                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A187.8 109 124 IPU    40.36 29.81 30.47 0.00 -0.66* 1.42     0.181 0.55 196   4.60 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A187.8 109 124 ES  1  63.02 52.47 54.24 0.00 -1.77* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A204.2 107 121 IPU    42.45 31.90 32.20 0.00 -0.30  0.85     0.069 0.58 171   4.47 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A204.2 107 121 ES  1  67.21 56.66 57.32 0.00 -0.66* 0.43S    0.030                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A213.5  98 120 EP- 1  43.64 33.09 33.21 0.00 -0.12  0.28     0.008 0.55 182   4.56 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A213.5  98 120 ES  1  68.76 58.21 59.11 0.00 -0.90* 0.05S    0.000                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A230.0 103 118 EP+ 1  45.33 34.78 35.02 0.00 -0.24  0.09     0.000 0.44 158   4.55 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A230.0 103 118 ES  1  72.10 61.55 62.34 0.00 -0.79* 0.07S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A231.3  91 118 EP- 1  45.11 34.56 35.17 0.00 -0.61* 0.08     0.000 0.55 179   4.56 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A231.3  91 118 ES  1  71.51 60.96 62.60 0.00 -1.64* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A231.9 102 118 EP- 1  45.46 34.91 35.23 0.00 -0.32  0.07     0.000 0.55 187   4.60 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A231.9 102 118 ES  1  72.99 62.44 62.71 0.00 -0.27  0.07S    0.000                                        
SC01 DR BHZ  A233.5 296 118 EP- 1  48.35 37.80 35.41 0.00  2.39* 0.00     0.000 0.00 142   3.50 Z                      
SC01 DR BHN  A233.5 296 118 ES  1  78.14 67.59 63.03 0.00  4.56* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A242.8 106 117 EP+ 1  46.35 35.80 36.45 0.00 -0.65* 0.01     0.000 0.55 137   4.33 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A242.8 106 117 ES  1  73.77 63.22 64.88 0.00 -1.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A250.1  95 116 EP+ 1  46.65 36.10 37.27 0.00 -1.17* 0.00     0.000 0.55 181   4.59 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A250.1  95 116 ES  1  74.89 64.34 66.34 0.00 -2.00* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A268.7 101 115 EP- 1  49.09 38.54 39.38 0.00 -0.84* 0.00     0.000 0.00 156   3.62 Z                      
ASPR PR HH2  A268.7 101 115 ES  1  79.05 68.50 70.10 0.00 -1.60* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SDDR CU BHZ  A275.4 281 114 EP+ 1  52.13 41.58 40.16 0.00  1.42* 0.00     0.000 0.00 217   3.93 Z                      
SDDR CU BH2  A275.4 281 114 ES  1  83.03 72.48 71.48 0.00  1.00* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A279.6  94 114 EP- 1  49.44 38.89 40.65 0.00 -1.76* 0.00     0.000 0.55 163   4.53 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A279.6  94 114 ES  1  80.18 69.63 72.36 0.00 -2.73* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A283.4 102 113 EP- 1  51.14 40.59 41.08 0.00 -0.49  0.00     0.000 0.55 164   4.54 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A283.4 102 113 ES  1  82.16 71.61 73.12 0.00 -1.51* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A306.6  97 112 EP- 1  52.96 42.41 43.78 0.00 -1.37* 0.00     0.000 0.55 181   4.66 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A306.6  97 112 ES  1  85.14 74.59 77.93 0.00 -3.34* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A325.7  95 110 EP+ 1  54.96 44.41 46.03 0.00 -1.62* 0.00     0.000 0.55 148   4.49 Z                      
FAPR PR HH2  A325.7  95 110 ES  1  89.15 78.60 81.93 0.00 -3.33* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A338.4  97 110 EP+ 1  57.02 46.47 47.53 0.00 -1.06* 0.00     0.000 0.55 206   4.81 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A338.4  97 110 ES  1  93.22 82.67 84.60 0.00 -1.93* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A398.2  92 107 EP+ 1  64.02 53.47 54.71 0.00 -1.24* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH1  A398.2  92 107 ES  2 103.75 93.20 97.38 0.00 -4.18* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A427.6 101 106 EP- 1  67.72 57.17 58.28 0.00 -1.11* 0.00     0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A433.4  91 105 EP- 1  67.36 56.81 58.98 0.00 -2.17* 0.00     0.000 0.00 178   3.97 Z                      
TBVI PR HH2  A433.4  91 105 ES  2 110.65100.10104.98 0.00 -4.88* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SMRT NA BHZ  A600.0  94 101 EP- 2  88.39 77.84 79.50 0.00 -1.66* 0.00     0.000                                        
SMRT NA BHE  A600.0  94 101 ES  3 145.89135.34141.51 0.00 -6.17* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ABD  WI BHZ  A802.9 105  98 EP+ 2 113.53102.98104.80 0.00 -1.82* 0.00     0.000                                        
DSD  WI BHZ  A851.7 105  98 EP- 2 118.88108.33110.91 0.00 -2.58* 0.00     0.000                                        

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