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 Lajas, PR
Date: September 02, 2024 06:50:46 UTC
September 02, 2024 02:50:46 Hora Local
Region: Southwest Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 7.11 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR
11.3 Km West-Southeast of Guánica,PR
29.21 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.41 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9581 Longitude: -67.0101
Depth: 8 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-09-02 03:18:39
ID: 20240902065047

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-09-02 03:18:46 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 02, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 02:50:46
LATITUDE: 17.9581 N
LONGITUDE: 67.0101 W
LOCATION: 7.1 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR
29.2 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 8 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.41 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-09-02 03:18:46
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Lajas and Toa Alta 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                            
2024-09-02  0650 46.15  17 57.49   67  0.61   8.32  0.27  0.71  1.05        3.41  3.41D                                
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  28   28   3.8  PR1  192  18  14  22  11  28     Q  PPK   0.00  0.00      9.00  0.17 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.41   9.00  0.17 Z        3.41   9.00  0.17 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  3.8 290 148 EP+ 1  47.85  1.70  1.76 0.00 -0.06  1.23     0.236                                        
MLPR PR HH2  A  3.8 290 148 ES  1  49.22  3.07  3.13 0.00 -0.06  1.23S    0.664                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 11.8 297 102 EP+ 1  48.87  2.72  2.76 0.00 -0.04  1.23     0.241 0.55  56   2.90 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 11.8 297 102 ES  1  50.86  4.71  4.91 0.00 -0.20  1.23S    0.298                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 32.0 334  90 EP- 1  52.05  5.90  5.87 0.00  0.03  1.23     0.130 0.55  67   3.19 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 32.0 334  90 ES  1  56.94 10.79 10.45 0.00  0.34  1.23S    0.269                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 43.8  77  90 EP+ 1  53.50  7.35  7.67 0.00 -0.32  1.23     0.103 0.44  87   3.58 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A 43.8  77  90 ES  1  59.47 13.32 13.65 0.00 -0.33  1.23S    0.189                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 44.8  43  90 EP- 1  53.57  7.42  7.83 0.00 -0.41  1.23     0.075 0.55 101   3.61 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 44.8  43  90 ES  1  60.21 14.06 13.94 0.00  0.12  1.23S    0.346                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 47.4  74  90 EP+ 1  54.10  7.95  8.23 0.00 -0.28  1.23     0.096 0.55  87   3.48 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 47.4  74  90 ES  1  60.92 14.77 14.65 0.00  0.12  1.23S    0.195                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 51.8  98  90 EP- 1  55.41  9.26  8.91 0.00  0.35  1.23     0.200                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 51.8  98  90 ES  1  62.56 16.41 15.86 0.00  0.55* 1.21S    0.244                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 57.4 350  90 EP+ 1  56.17 10.02  9.76 0.00  0.26  1.20     0.100 0.55  74   3.34 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 57.4 350  90 ES  1  63.46 17.31 17.37 0.00 -0.06  1.20S    0.312                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 79.3  59  66 EP+ 1  58.98 12.83 12.95 0.00 -0.12  0.59     0.044 0.55  77   3.41 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 79.3  59  66 ES  1  68.81 22.66 23.05 0.00 -0.39  0.59S    0.068                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 82.5  84  55 EP- 1  59.68 13.53 13.38 0.00  0.15  0.48     0.063 0.00  69   2.45 Z                      
ASPR PR HH2  A 82.5  84  55 ES  1  69.53 23.38 23.82 0.00 -0.44  0.48S    0.100                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 92.7  79  55 EP- 1  60.97 14.82 14.67 0.00  0.15  0.16     0.006 0.73  99   3.53 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 92.7  79  55 ES  1  72.44 26.29 26.11 0.00  0.18  0.16S    0.010                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A124.6  80  55 EP+ 1  65.62 19.47 18.71 0.00  0.76* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH1  A124.6  80  55 ES  1  80.79 34.64 33.30 0.00  1.34* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A221.7  78  55 EP+ 3  80.86 34.71 31.00 0.00  3.71* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH1  A221.7  78  55 ES  3 106.53 60.38 55.18 0.00  5.20* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A258.0  78  55 EP- 1  84.54 38.39 35.60 0.00  2.79* 0.00     0.000                                        
TBVI PR HH1  A258.0  78  55 ES  3 113.29 67.14 63.37 0.00  3.77* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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