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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: IV in Lajas, PR
Date: July 30, 2024 20:49:10 UTC
July 30, 2024 16:49:10 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.29 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
8.36 Km West of Guánica,PR
26.88 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.49 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.991 Longitude: -66.9885
Depth: 10 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-07-30 17:22:05
ID: 20240730204911

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BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: July 30, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 16:49:10
LATITUDE: 17.991 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9885 W
LOCATION: 6.3 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
26.9 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 10 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.49 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-07-30 17:22:13
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Lajas 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                            
2024-07-30  2049 10.16  17 59.46   66 59.31  10.23  0.11  0.38  0.81        3.49  3.49D 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                         
  39   39   6.4  PR1  146  18  20  22  11  39     Q  PPY   0.00  0.00     17.00  0.16 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.49  17.00  0.16 Z        3.49  17.00  0.16 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  
MLPR PR HHZ  A  6.4 249 141 IPU    12.44  2.28  2.23 0.00  0.05  1.86     0.440 0.55 101   3.40 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A  6.4 249 141 ES  1  14.27  4.11  3.97 0.00  0.14  0.93S    0.364                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 12.9 278 116 IPU    13.07  2.91  3.03 0.00 -0.12  1.86     0.355 0.55 112   3.54 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 12.9 278 116 ES  1  15.21  5.05  5.39 0.00 -0.34  0.53S    0.044                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 22.9 334 100 IPU    14.70  4.54  4.49 0.00  0.05  1.86     0.192 0.58 108   3.54 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 22.9 334 100 ES  1  18.34  8.18  7.99 0.00  0.19  0.93S    0.191                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 30.0 327  96 IPU    15.67  5.51  5.58 0.00 -0.07  1.86     0.241 0.55  65   3.15 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 30.0 327  96 ES  1  20.58 10.42  9.93 0.00  0.49  0.00S    0.000                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 40.6  44  94 IPD    17.35  7.19  7.19 0.00  0.00  1.86     0.216 0.55 106   3.65 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 40.6  44  94 ES  1  22.73 12.57 12.80 0.00 -0.23  0.93S    0.264                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 40.9  81  94 EP- 1  17.24  7.08  7.24 0.00 -0.16  0.93     0.078 0.44  93   3.63 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A 40.9  81  94 ES  1  22.85 12.69 12.89 0.00 -0.20  0.93S    0.180                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 44.3  77  93 EP- 1  17.92  7.76  7.77 0.00 -0.01  0.93     0.073                                        
CELP PR HH1  A 44.3  77  93 ES  1  23.84 13.68 13.83 0.00 -0.15  0.93S    0.180                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 50.3 103  93 EP+ 1  18.91  8.75  8.68 0.00  0.07  0.93     0.140                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 50.3 103  93 ES  1  25.92 15.76 15.45 0.00  0.31  0.87S    0.192                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 54.3 347  92 IPU    19.55  9.39  9.30 0.00  0.09  1.85     0.213 0.55  83   3.45 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 54.3 347  92 ES  1  26.67 16.51 16.55 0.00 -0.04  0.93S    0.188                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 72.5  41  66 IPD    22.73 12.57 11.87 0.00  0.70* 0.00     0.000 0.55  83   3.47 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 72.5  41  66 ES  1  31.87 21.71 21.13 0.00  0.58* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 75.5  61  66 EP- 1  22.46 12.30 12.30 0.00  0.00  0.55     0.067 0.55 101   3.65 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 75.5  61  66 ES  1  32.09 21.93 21.89 0.00  0.04  0.55S    0.100                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 80.0  86  55 EP+ 1  23.13 12.97 12.89 0.00  0.08  0.43     0.092 0.00  83   2.62 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A 80.0  86  55 ES  1  33.09 22.93 22.94 0.00 -0.01  0.43S    0.168                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 93.4  91  55 EP+ 1  25.37 15.21 14.60 0.00  0.61* 0.00     0.000 0.55  83   3.49 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 93.4  91  55 ES  1  36.37 26.21 25.99 0.00  0.22  0.11S    0.011                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A102.0  69  55 EP+ 1  26.59 16.43 15.68 0.00  0.75* 0.00     0.000 0.55  82   3.49 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A102.0  69  55 ES  1  38.00 27.84 27.91 0.00 -0.07  0.01S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A121.8  81  55 EP+ 1  29.09 18.93 18.19 0.00  0.74* 0.00     0.000 0.55 106   3.74 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A121.8  81  55 ES  1  43.90 33.74 32.38 0.00  1.36* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A143.2  79  55 EP+ 2  33.00 22.84 20.89 0.00  1.95* 0.00     0.000 0.55  61   3.26 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A143.2  79  55 ES  2  49.06 38.90 37.18 0.00  1.72* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A152.5  85  55 EP+ 1  34.01 23.85 22.07 0.00  1.78* 0.00     0.000 0.55  99   3.71 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A152.5  85  55 ES  1  51.35 41.19 39.28 0.00  1.91* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A183.9  78  55 EP- 1  38.84 28.68 26.05 0.00  2.63* 0.00     0.000 0.55  92   3.68 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A183.9  78  55 ES  2  59.43 49.27 46.37 0.00  2.90* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A218.7  79  55 EP- 2  43.84 33.68 30.46 0.00  3.22* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH2  A218.7  79  55 ES  3  66.48 56.32 54.22 0.00  2.10* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A267.8 290  55 EP+ 2  49.09 38.93 36.67 0.00  2.26* 0.00     0.000 0.00 128   3.22 Z                      

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