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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: III in Ponce, PR
Date: July 16, 2024 14:17:08 UTC
July 16, 2024 10:17:08 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 15.16 Km South-Southeast of Ponce,PR
16.12 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
15.16 Km South-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.06 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9413 Longitude: -66.6523
Depth: 6 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-07-16 10:49:39
ID: 20240716141707

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: July 16, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 10:17:08
LATITUDE: 17.9413 N
LONGITUDE: 66.6523 W
LOCATION: 16.1 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
15.2 Km South-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 6 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.06 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Ponce, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-07-16 10:49:45
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Ponce with a maximum intensity of III (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                            
2024-07-16  1417  8.40  17 56.48   66 39.14   6.14  0.22  0.42  0.60        3.06  3.06D 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                         
  35   35  14.6  PR1  161  14  18  27  12  35     Q  PPW   0.00  0.00     13.00  0.14 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.06  13.00  0.14 Z        3.06  13.00  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  
ICMP PR HHZ  A 14.6 114 107 IPU    11.50  3.10  3.09 0.00  0.01  1.77     0.500 0.55  29   2.32 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 14.6 114 107 ES  1  14.17  5.77  5.50 0.00  0.27  0.88S    0.227                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 16.7  27 104 IPU    11.73  3.33  3.45 0.00 -0.12  1.77     0.486 0.55  39   2.60 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 16.7  27 104 ES  1  14.60  6.20  6.14 0.00  0.06  0.88S    0.302                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 35.2 349  57 EP- 1  14.67  6.27  6.53 0.00 -0.26  0.88     0.039 0.55  53   2.99 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 35.2 349  57 ES  1  19.78 11.38 11.62 0.00 -0.24  0.88S    0.133                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 41.6 275  57 IPU    15.83  7.43  7.52 0.00 -0.09  1.77     0.264 0.55  59   3.12 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 41.6 275  57 ES  1  21.88 13.48 13.39 0.00  0.09  0.88S    0.126                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 45.3  77  57 EP- 1  16.40  8.00  8.08 0.00 -0.08  0.88     0.070 0.00  54   2.19 Z                      
CRPR PR HHZ  A 49.0 279  57 IPD    16.78  8.38  8.65 0.00 -0.27  1.77     0.247 0.55  87   3.48 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 49.0 279  57 ES  1  23.96 15.56 15.40 0.00  0.16  0.88S    0.117                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 51.8  36  57 IPU    17.27  8.87  9.09 0.00 -0.22  1.77     0.167 0.55  59   3.13 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 51.8  36  57 ES  1  24.16 15.76 16.18 0.00 -0.42  0.88S    0.159                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 52.7 300  57 EP- 1  17.53  9.13  9.23 0.00 -0.10  0.88     0.046 0.58  53   3.01 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 52.7 300  57 ES  1  25.21 16.81 16.43 0.00  0.38  0.88S    0.096                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 56.4  70  57 EP- 1  18.12  9.72  9.80 0.00 -0.08  0.87     0.060 0.73  53   2.92 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 56.4  70  57 ES  1  25.59 17.19 17.44 0.00 -0.25  0.87S    0.200                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 57.8  87  57 EP+ 1  18.55 10.15 10.01 0.00  0.14  0.86     0.079                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 57.8  87  57 ES  1  26.55 18.15 17.82 0.00  0.33  0.86S    0.245                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 60.4 301  57 EP- 1  18.88 10.48 10.41 0.00  0.07  0.84     0.041                                        
PRSN PR HH1  A 60.4 301  57 ES  1  27.17 18.77 18.53 0.00  0.24  0.84S    0.086                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 60.7  12  57 IPU    19.22 10.82 10.46 0.00  0.36  1.66     0.139 0.55  64   3.22 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 60.7  12  57 ES  1  27.53 19.13 18.62 0.00  0.51* 0.65S    0.080                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 72.7  55  50 EP- 1  20.47 12.07 12.25 0.00 -0.18  0.60     0.026                                        
GCPR PR HH1  A 72.7  55  50 ES  1  29.46 21.06 21.81 0.00 -0.75* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 75.8 321  50 EP- 1  21.38 12.98 12.70 0.00  0.28  0.52     0.012 0.55  53   3.06 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 75.8 321  50 ES  1  31.14 22.74 22.61 0.00  0.13  0.52S    0.036                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 87.9  75  44 EP- 1  22.60 14.20 14.34 0.00 -0.14  0.21     0.004 0.55  59   3.17 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 87.9  75  44 ES  1  33.11 24.71 25.53 0.00 -0.82* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A109.7  73  44 EP- 1  26.22 17.82 17.10 0.00  0.72* 0.00     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH2  A109.7  73  44 ES  1  39.07 30.67 30.44 0.00  0.23  0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A117.7  81  44 EP- 1  27.66 19.26 18.11 0.00  1.15* 0.00     0.000 0.55  69   3.35 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A117.7  81  44 ES  1  40.04 31.64 32.24 0.00 -0.60* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A303.3 289  44 EP- 2  52.77 44.37 41.60 0.00  2.77* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHN  A303.3 289  44 ES  1  81.73 73.33 74.05 0.00 -0.72* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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