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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: V in Lajas, PR
Date: August 29, 2024 22:06:57 UTC
August 29, 2024 18:06:57 Hora Local
Region: Southwest Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.58 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
10.56 Km West-Southeast of Guánica,PR
28.52 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.52 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9666 Longitude: -67.0055
Depth: 8 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-08-29 18:45:13
ID: 20240829220657

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BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: August 29, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 18:06:57
LATITUDE: 17.9666 N
LONGITUDE: 67.0055 W
LOCATION: 6.6 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
28.5 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 8 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.52 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: V in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-08-29 18:45:22
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Western region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of V (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                            
2024-08-29  2206 57.72  17 58.00   67  0.33   8.08  0.18  0.53  0.78        3.52  3.52D                                
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NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  40   40   4.1  PR1  176  14  20  20   9  40     Q  PPI   0.00  0.00     18.00  0.18 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.52  18.00  0.18 Z        3.52  18.00  0.18 D                                                

REGION= Southwestern 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  4.1 275 145 IPU    59.42  1.70  1.76 0.00 -0.06  1.86     0.528 0.55  41   2.57 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A  4.1 275 145 ES  1  60.88  3.16  3.13 0.00  0.03  0.93S    0.402                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 11.9 292  94 IPU    60.34  2.62  2.77 0.00 -0.15  1.86     0.474 0.55  44   2.68 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 11.9 292  94 ES  1  62.39  4.67  4.93 0.00 -0.26  0.93S    0.179                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 31.4 333  90 IPU    63.57  5.85  5.77 0.00  0.08  1.86     0.223 0.55  66   3.17 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 31.4 333  90 ES  1  68.18 10.46 10.27 0.00  0.19  0.93S    0.180                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 43.1  78  90 EP- 1  65.03  7.31  7.57 0.00 -0.26  0.93     0.050 0.44  86   3.56 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A 43.1  78  90 ES  1  71.08 13.36 13.47 0.00 -0.11  0.93S    0.136                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 43.8  43  90 IPD    65.19  7.47  7.67 0.00 -0.20  1.86     0.234 0.55  83   3.43 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 43.8  43  90 ES  1  70.86 13.14 13.65 0.00 -0.51* 0.07S    0.001                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 46.7  75  90 IPD    65.65  7.93  8.12 0.00 -0.19  1.86     0.193 0.55  89   3.50 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 46.7  75  90 ES  1  72.14 14.42 14.45 0.00 -0.03  0.93S    0.145                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 51.5  99  90 IPU    66.80  9.08  8.86 0.00  0.22  1.86     0.346 0.55  78   3.39 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 51.5  99  90 ES  1  73.86 16.14 15.77 0.00  0.37  0.93S    0.138                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 56.5 349  90 IPU    67.58  9.86  9.64 0.00  0.22  1.84     0.225 0.55  96   3.58 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 56.5 349  90 ES  1  74.78 17.06 17.16 0.00 -0.10  0.92S    0.243                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 78.4  60  66 IPD    70.44 12.72 12.84 0.00 -0.12  0.95     0.088 0.55  88   3.53 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 78.4  60  66 ES  1  79.33 21.61 22.86 0.00 -1.25* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 81.9  85  55 IPD    71.03 13.31 13.33 0.00 -0.02  0.75     0.132 0.00 110   2.88 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A 81.9  85  55 ES  1  81.24 23.52 23.73 0.00 -0.21  0.38S    0.061                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 92.0  79  55 EP- 1  72.46 14.74 14.60 0.00  0.14  0.13     0.003 0.73 110   3.62 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 92.0  79  55 ES  1  83.68 25.96 25.99 0.00 -0.03  0.13S    0.007                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 95.2  89  55 EP- 1  73.18 15.46 15.01 0.00  0.45  0.05     0.000 0.55  96   3.62 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 95.2  89  55 ES  1  84.65 26.93 26.72 0.00  0.21  0.08S    0.002                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A124.0  80  55 EP+ 1  76.41 18.69 18.65 0.00  0.04  0.00     0.000 0.55 104   3.73 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A124.0  80  55 ES  1  91.13 33.41 33.20 0.00  0.21  0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A145.4  78  55 EP+ 1  79.81 22.09 21.37 0.00  0.72* 0.00     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH2  A145.4  78  55 ES  2  97.28 39.56 38.04 0.00  1.52* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A157.6 293  55 EP+ 1  80.93 23.21 22.91 0.00  0.30  0.00     0.000 0.55 115   3.86 Z                      
PCDR PR BHE  A157.6 293  55 ES  2 101.19 43.47 40.78 0.00  2.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A186.2  78  55 EP+ 1  86.50 28.78 26.53 0.00  2.25* 0.00     0.000 0.55  92   3.69 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A186.2  78  55 ES  1 109.07 51.35 47.22 0.00  4.13* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A221.0  78  55 EP+ 2  91.94 34.22 30.93 0.00  3.29* 0.00     0.000 0.55  91   3.71 Z                      
STVI PR HH2  A221.0  78  55 ES  2 116.11 58.39 55.06 0.00  3.33* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A257.3  78  55 EP+ 2  95.93 38.21 35.53 0.00  2.68* 0.00     0.000 0.00 102   3.00 Z                      
TBVI PR HH2  A257.3  78  55 ES  2 122.54 64.82 63.24 0.00  1.58* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A267.1 291  55 EP+ 2  97.60 39.88 36.76 0.00  3.12* 0.00     0.000 0.00 133   3.25 Z                      
HMDR DR BHE  A267.1 291  55 ES  2 128.90 71.18 65.43 0.00  5.75* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SMDR PR BHZ  A273.0 303  55 EP+ 2  98.39 40.67 37.51 0.00  3.16* 0.00     0.000                                        
SMDR PR BHN  A273.0 303  55 ES  2 131.28 73.56 66.77 0.00  6.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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