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 Patillas, PR
Date: August 12, 2024 11:34:38 UTC
August 12, 2024 07:34:38 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 7.9 Km Northeast of Guayama,PR
8.21 Km West-Northwest of Patillas,PR
35.14 Km South of San Juan,PR
Magnitude: 3.09 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0745 Longitude: -66.086
Depth: 7 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-08-12 15:19:14
ID: 20240812113438

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-08-12 15:19:20 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: August 12, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 07:34:38
LATITUDE: 18.0745 N
LONGITUDE: 66.086 W
LOCATION: 7.9 Km Northeast of Guayama,PR
35.1 Km South of San Juan,PR
DEPTH: 7 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.09 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Patillas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-08-12 15:19:20
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Patillas 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 
2024-08-12  1134 38.03  18  4.47   66  5.16   7.88  0.23  0.43  1.25        3.09  3.09D 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
  15   36   7.7  PR1  123   0  18  28  18  28     Q  A1       0.00 0.00       8 0.051 D  Y Y N

XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
                                                    3.09      8 0.051 D

Event_ID= 71457303
Region= South Region of Puerto Rico       
Comment= Revision: 2024-08-12T12:24:14.03

 STA NET COM LOC 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
  SJG IU BHZ 00   A  7.7 299 121 EPD 1  40.32  2.29  2.18    0  0.11 0.10  J   mr 0.00  22 0 2.03 Z
  SJG IU BH1 00   A  7.7 299 121 ES? 1  41.72  3.69  3.88    0 -0.19 0.10  J   mr          
 GYM1 PR HNZ --   A 11.6 194  98 EPU 1  40.86  2.83  2.75    0  0.08 0.10  J   mr          
 GYM1 PR HNN --   A 11.6 194  98 ES? 1  42.52  4.49  4.89    0  -0.4 0.10  J   mr          
 ASPR PR HHZ 00   A 16.3 252  91 IPU 0  41.54  3.51  3.48    0  0.03 0.20  J   mr       48 0 2.79 Z
 ASPR PR HH1 00   A 16.3 252  91 ES? 1  43.85  5.82  6.19    0 -0.37 0.10  J   mr          
 GCPR PR HHZ 00   A 25.7   0  90 IPU 0  43.02  4.99  4.93    0  0.06 0.20  J   mr 0.55  33 0 2.51 Z
 GCPR PR HH1 00   A 25.7   0  90 ES? 1  46.38  8.35  8.78    0 -0.43 0.10  J   mr          
 BRR1 PR HNZ --   A 26.1 298  90 EPU 1  43.21  5.18  5.00    0  0.18 0.10  J   mr          
 BRR1 PR HNE --   A 26.1 298  90 ES? 1  46.80  8.77  8.90    0 -0.13 0.10  J   mr          
 COM1 PR HNZ --   A 29.6 270  90 EPD 1  43.64  5.61  5.54    0  0.07 0.10  J   mr          
 COM1 PR HNN --   A 29.6 270  90 ES? 1  47.88  9.85  9.86    0 -0.01 0.10  J   mr          
 NGB1 PR HNZ --   A 39.1  66  90 EPD 1  45.20  7.17  7.03    0  0.14 0.10  J   mr          
 NGB1 PR HNN --   A 39.1  66  90 ES? 1  50.13 12.10 12.51    0 -0.41 0.10  J   mr          
 ECPR PR HHZ 00   A 39.4 312  90 IPU 0  45.10  7.07  7.07    0     0 0.20  J   mr 0.55  57 1 3.09 Z
 ECPR PR HH1 00   A 39.4 312  90 ES? 1  50.13 12.10 12.58    0 -0.48 0.10  J   mr          
 FAPR PR HHZ 00   A 47.5  70  90 EPU 1  46.57  8.54  8.34    0   0.2 0.10  J   mr 0.86     
 FAPR PR HH1 00   A 47.5  70  90 ES? 1  52.54 14.51 14.85    0 -0.34 0.10  J   mr          
 CELP PR HHZ 00   A 51.6 270  90 EPU 1  47.21  9.18  8.97    0  0.21 0.10  J   mr 0.55  54 1 3.05 Z
 CELP PR HH1 00   A 51.6 270  90 ES? 1  53.87 15.84 15.97    0 -0.13 0.10  J   mr          
 PN03 PR HNZ --   A 54.5 266  90 EPU 1  47.72  9.69  9.43    0  0.26 0.10  J   mr          
 PN03 PR HNN --   A 54.5 266  90 ES? 1  53.98 15.95 16.79    0 -0.84 0.00  J   mr          
 OBIP PR HNZ 00   A 54.5 266  90 EPD 1  47.66  9.63  9.43    0   0.2 0.10  J   mr          
 OBIP PR HN2 00   A 54.5 266  90 ES? 1  54.38 16.35 16.79    0 -0.44 0.10  J   mr          
 EMPR PR HHZ 00   A 63.9 313  90 EPD 1  49.40 11.37 10.89    0  0.48 0.09  J   mr 0.55  51 1 3.02 Z
 EMPR PR HH2 00   A 63.9 313  90 ES? 1  57.60 19.57 19.38    0  0.19 0.09  J   mr          
 UUPR PR HHZ 00   A 69.1 286  66 EPD 1  49.89 11.86 11.65    0  0.21 0.08  J   mr 0.55  56 1 3.11 Z
 UUPR PR HH1 00   A 69.1 286  66 ES? 1  58.49 20.46 20.74    0 -0.28 0.08  J   mr          
 CUPR PR HHZ 00   A 87.8  72  55 EPU 1  53.15 15.12 14.20    0  0.92 0.00  J   mr 0.55  62 1 3.22 Z
 CUPR PR HH2 00   A 87.8  72  55 ES? 1  03.20 25.17 25.28    0 -0.11 0.02  J   mr          
 MLPR PR HHZ 00   A101.0 263  55 EPD 1  54.58 16.55 15.88    0  0.67 0.00  J   mr 0.55  45 1 2.94 Z
 MLPR PR HH1 00   A101.0 263  55 ES? 1  06.85 28.82 28.27    0  0.55 0.00  J   mr          
  LSP PR HHZ 00   A105.2 276  55 EPD 1  55.03 17.00 16.43    0  0.57 0.00  J   mr 0.87  66 1 3.27 Z
  LSP PR HH1 00   A105.2 276  55 ES? 1  08.11 30.08 29.25    0  0.83 0.00  J   mr          
 CRPR PR HHZ 00   A107.4 266  55 EPU 1  56.25 18.22 16.71    0  1.51 0.00  J   mr 0.55  52 1 3.08 Z
 CRPR PR HH2 00   A107.4 266  55 ES? 1  07.40 29.37 29.74    0 -0.37 0.00  J   mr          

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