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


Earthquake Information


This information is Issued for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.For more information visit your corresponding Seismological Institution or theTsunami Warning Centers
Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: III in Yauco, PR
Date: May 08, 2024 23:46:50 UTC
May 08, 2024 19:46:50 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.25 Km South of Guánica,PR
16.3 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
35.29 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.31 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9426 Longitude: -66.9111
Depth: 10 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-05-08 20:04:43
ID: 20240508234649

Epicentral Map

Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-05-08 20:04:49 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: May 08, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 19:46:50
LATITUDE: 17.9426 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9111 W
LOCATION: 5.2 Km South of Guánica,PR
35.3 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 10 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.31 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Yauco, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-05-08 20:04:49
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Yauco with a maximum intensity of III (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                            
2024-05-08  2346 50.63  17 56.56   66 54.67  10.91  0.21  0.44  0.68        3.31  3.31D III                            
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  38   38   4.9  PR1  184  14  20  25  11  38     Q  PPT   0.00  0.00     17.00  0.12 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.31  17.00  0.12 Z        3.31  17.00  0.12 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  4.9  43 151 EP+ 1  52.91  2.28  2.19 0.00  0.09  1.30     0.273                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 14.4 282 115 EP+ 1  53.63  3.00  3.28 0.00 -0.28  1.30     0.234 0.55  77   3.21 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 14.4 282 115 ES  1  56.32  5.69  5.84 0.00 -0.15  1.30S    0.370                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 31.7 325  97 EP- 1  56.51  5.88  5.85 0.00  0.03  1.30     0.090 0.58  68   3.18 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 31.7 325  97 ES  1  61.36 10.73 10.41 0.00  0.32  1.30S    0.219                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 34.1  71  97 EP- 1  56.58  5.95  6.22 0.00 -0.27  1.30     0.084 0.44  86   3.52 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A 34.1  71  97 ES  1  61.91 11.28 11.07 0.00  0.21  1.30S    0.197                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 38.1  67  96 EP- 1  57.33  6.70  6.82 0.00 -0.12  1.30     0.077 0.55  72   3.29 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 38.1  67  96 ES  1  62.77 12.14 12.14 0.00  0.00  1.30S    0.203                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 39.2 321  95 EP- 1  57.53  6.90  6.99 0.00 -0.09  1.30     0.099 0.55  64   3.19 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 39.2 321  95 ES  1  63.05 12.42 12.44 0.00 -0.02  1.30S    0.201                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 39.8  30  95 EP- 1  57.54  6.91  7.09 0.00 -0.18  1.30     0.073 0.55  84   3.44 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 39.8  30  95 ES  1  62.88 12.25 12.62 0.00 -0.37  1.30S    0.382                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 41.2  98  95 EP- 1  58.03  7.40  7.30 0.00  0.10  1.30     0.184 0.55  57   3.09 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 41.2  98  95 ES  1  63.88 13.25 12.99 0.00  0.26  1.30S    0.248                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 61.8 341  66 EP+ 1  61.14 10.51 10.33 0.00  0.18  1.21     0.157 0.55  71   3.31 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 61.8 341  66 ES  1  69.14 18.51 18.39 0.00  0.12  1.21S    0.335                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 71.4  54  66 EP- 1  62.15 11.52 11.68 0.00 -0.16  0.93     0.076 0.55  80   3.43 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 71.4  54  66 ES  1  71.18 20.55 20.79 0.00 -0.24  0.93S    0.149                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 71.6  34  66 EP+ 1  62.86 12.23 11.71 0.00  0.52* 0.47     0.017 0.55  73   3.35 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 71.6  34  66 ES  3  72.81 22.18 20.84 0.00  1.34* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 72.3  82  66 EP- 1  62.49 11.86 11.81 0.00  0.05  0.90     0.113 0.00  80   2.58 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A 72.3  82  66 ES  1  71.19 20.56 21.02 0.00 -0.46  0.81S    0.143                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 82.7  76  55 EP+ 1  64.05 13.42 13.18 0.00  0.24  0.50     0.045 0.73  66   3.15 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 82.7  76  55 ES  2  74.03 23.40 23.46 0.00 -0.06  0.20S    0.012                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 85.2  88  55 EP+ 2  64.40 13.77 13.50 0.00  0.27  0.16     0.005 0.55  70   3.32 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 85.2  88  55 ES  2  75.45 24.82 24.03 0.00  0.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 96.5  65  55 EP+ 1  65.80 15.17 14.93 0.00  0.24  0.08     0.001 0.55  72   3.36 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 96.5  65  55 ES  2  77.06 26.43 26.58 0.00 -0.15  0.03S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A114.6  78  55 EP+ 3  68.80 18.17 17.22 0.00  0.95* 0.00     0.000 0.55  88   3.57 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A114.6  78  55 ES  2  82.31 31.68 30.65 0.00  1.03* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A136.2  76  55 EP+ 3  72.28 21.65 19.95 0.00  1.70* 0.00     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH1  A136.2  76  55 ES  2  87.78 37.15 35.51 0.00  1.64* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A211.8  77  55 EP+ 3  84.41 33.78 29.52 0.00  4.26* 0.00     0.000 0.55  65   3.40 Z                      
STVI PR HH1  A211.8  77  55 ES  3 108.41 57.78 52.55 0.00  5.23* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A248.1  77  55 EP+ 2  88.77 38.14 34.12 0.00  4.02* 0.00     0.000 0.00  71   2.66 Z                      
TBVI PR HH1  A248.1  77  55 ES  2 115.49 64.86 60.73 0.00  4.13* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A277.4 291  55 EP+ 3  92.30 41.67 37.82 0.00  3.85* 0.00     0.000                                        

Event Maps



Spectral Acceleration


Intensity Map


Peak Ground Velocity


Peak Ground Acceleration


DYFI Map

Google Map for this Event