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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Lajas, PR
Date: September 02, 2024 18:23:46 UTC
September 02, 2024 14:23:46 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.71 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
10.12 Km West-Southeast of Guánica,PR
28.53 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.24 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.968 Longitude: -67.0018
Depth: 7 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-09-02 19:14:04
ID: 20240902182346

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 02, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 14:23:46
LATITUDE: 17.968 N
LONGITUDE: 67.0018 W
LOCATION: 6.7 Km Southeast of Lajas,PR
28.5 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 7 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.24 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II 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 19:14:10
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Lajas with a maximum intensity of II (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  1823 46.99  17 58.08   67  0.11   7.80  0.14  0.44  0.20        3.24  3.24D  II
                                                                                         SOURCE
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X
  23   51   4.4  PR1  173   0  26  41  26  41     Q  A1     0.00 0.00         8 0.146 D  Y Y N

XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
                                                    3.24      8 0.146 D

Event_ID= 71459123
Region= South Region of Puerto Rico       
Comment= Revision: 2024-09-02T18:42:55.83

 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
 MLPR PR HHZ 00   A  4.4 272 148 IPU 0  48.79  1.80  1.76    0  0.04 0.17  J   mr 0.55  32 0 2.35 Z
 MLPR PR HH1 00   A  4.4 272 148 ES? 1  50.26  3.27  3.13    0  0.14 0.09  J   mr          
 GNC1 PR HNZ --   A  9.8  87 124 IPU 0  49.37  2.38  2.45    0 -0.07 0.17  J   mr          
 GNC1 PR HNN --   A  9.8  87 124 ES? 1  51.43  4.44  4.36    0  0.08 0.09  J   mr          
 LJS1 PR HNZ --   A 10.4 324 123 IPU 0  49.52  2.53  2.54    0 -0.01 0.17  J   mr          
 LJS1 PR HNE --   A 10.4 324 123 ES? 1  51.41  4.42  4.52    0  -0.1 0.09  J   mr          
 CRPR PR HHZ 00   A 12.0 290 118 IPU 0  49.73  2.74  2.80    0 -0.06 0.17  J   mr 0.55  44 1 2.69 Z
 CRPR PR HH2 00   A 12.0 290 118 ES? 1  51.82  4.83  4.98    0 -0.15 0.09  J   mr          
 SNG1 PR HNZ --   A 14.0 347 114 IPU 0  50.18  3.19  3.13    0  0.06 0.17  J   mr          
 SNG1 PR HNE --   A 14.0 347 114 ES? 1  52.79  5.80  5.57    0  0.23 0.09  J   mr          
 YAC2 PR HNZ --   A 16.3  68  57 EPD 1  50.56  3.57  3.48    0  0.09 0.09  J   mr          
 YAC2 PR HNE --   A 16.3  68  57 ES? 1  53.53  6.54  6.19    0  0.35 0.09  J   mr          
 CBR1 PR HNZ --   A 20.2 311  57 EPD 1  51.05  4.06  4.10    0 -0.04 0.09  J   mr          
 GYN1 PR HNZ --   A 22.7  75  57 EPU 1  51.73  4.74  4.50    0  0.24 0.09  J   mr          
 GYN1 PR HNN --   A 22.7  75  57 ES? 1  55.80  8.81  8.01    0   0.8 0.00  J   mr          
 HRM1 PR HNN --   A 23.1 325  57 ES? 1  55.15  8.16  8.10    0  0.06 0.09  J   mr          
 HRM1 PR HNE --   A 23.1 325  57 IP? 0  51.44  4.45  4.55    0  -0.1 0.17  J   mr          
 MRC1 PR HNN --   A 23.8   5  57 ES? 1  54.91  7.92  8.29    0 -0.37 0.07  J   mr          
 MRC1 PR HNE --   A 23.8   5  57 IP? 0  51.70  4.71  4.66    0  0.05 0.17  J   mr          
 ANS1 PR HNZ --   A 37.4 337  57 EPD 1  53.49  6.50  6.77    0 -0.27 0.09  J   mr          
 ANS1 PR HNE --   A 37.4 337  57 ES? 1  59.11 12.12 12.05    0  0.07 0.09  J   mr          
 SNS1 PR HNZ --   A 40.3   1  57 EPU 1  54.41  7.42  7.22    0   0.2 0.09  J   mr          
 SNS1 PR HNN --   A 40.3   1  57 ES? 1  00.06 13.07 12.85    0  0.22 0.09  J   mr          
 OBIP PR HHZ 00   A 42.2  78  57 IPD 0  54.42  7.43  7.53    0  -0.1 0.17  J   mr       57 1 2.89 Z
 OBIP PR HH2 00   A 42.2  78  57 ES? 1  00.13 13.14 13.40    0 -0.26 0.09  J   mr          
 PN03 PR HNZ --   A 42.2  78  57 EPU 1  54.46  7.47  7.53    0 -0.06 0.09  J   mr          
 PN03 PR HNE --   A 42.2  78  57 ES? 1  00.10 13.11 13.40    0 -0.29 0.09  J   mr          
 UUPR PR HHZ 00   A 42.9  43  57 IPD 0  54.56  7.57  7.63    0 -0.06 0.17  J   mr 0.55  73 1 3.32 Z
 UUPR PR HH1 00   A 42.9  43  57 ES? 1  00.32 13.33 13.58    0 -0.25 0.09  J   mr          
 UTD2 PR HNZ --   A 42.9  42  57 EPU 1  54.53  7.54  7.63    0 -0.09 0.09  J   mr          
 UTD2 PR HNE --   A 42.9  42  57 ES? 1  00.09 13.10 13.58    0 -0.48 0.00  J   mr          
 CELP PR HHZ 00   A 45.8  75  57 IPD 0  55.00  8.01  8.08    0 -0.07 0.17  J   mr 0.55  69 1 3.27 Z
 CELP PR HH1 00   A 45.8  75  57 ES? 1  01.40 14.41 14.38    0  0.03 0.09  J   mr          
 ROPR PR HNZ 00   A 48.0 327  57 EPD 1  55.30  8.31  8.47    0 -0.16 0.09  J   mr          
 ROPR PR HN2 00   A 48.0 327  57 ES? 1  01.63 14.64 15.08    0 -0.44 0.02  J   mr          
 ICMP PR HNZ 00   A 50.6 100  57 EPD 1  56.14  9.15  8.83    0  0.32 0.09  J   mr          
 ICMP PR HN2 00   A 50.6 100  57 ES? 1  03.56 16.57 15.72    0  0.85 0.00  J   mr          
 JND1 PR HNZ --   A 53.7  75  57 IPD 0  56.43  9.44  9.33    0  0.11 0.17  J   mr          
 JND1 PR HNE --   A 53.7  75  57 ES? 1  02.85 15.86 16.59    0 -0.73 0.00  J   mr          
 AGPR PR HHZ 00   A 55.8 348  57 IPU 0  56.86  9.87  9.64    0  0.23 0.17  J   mr 0.55  64 1 3.21 Z
 AGPR PR HH1 00   A 55.8 348  57 ES? 1  04.54 17.55 17.16    0  0.39 0.06  J   mr          
 ASPR PR HHZ 00   A 80.6  85  44 IPU 0  00.46 13.47 13.31    0  0.16 0.07  J   mr       58 1 3.15 Z
 ASPR PR HH2 00   A 80.6  85  44 ES? 1  10.24 23.25 23.69    0 -0.44 0.01  J   mr          
  SJG IU BHZ 00   A 90.5  79  44 EPD 1  01.67 14.68 14.58    0   0.1 0.01  J   mr 0.00  79 1 3.45 Z
  SJG IU BH1 00   A 90.5  79  44 ES? 1  12.97 25.98 25.95    0  0.03 0.01  J   mr          
 HUMP PR HHZ 00   A122.1  80  44 EPD 1  06.54 19.55 18.64    0  0.91 0.00  J   mr 0.55  86 1 3.56 Z
 HUMP PR HH1 00   A122.1  80  44 ES? 1  21.03 34.04 33.18    0  0.86 0.00  J   mr          
  MTP PR HHZ 00   A152.3  84  44 EPD 1  11.38 24.39 22.50    0  1.89 0.00  J   mr 0.55     
  MTP PR HH1 00   A152.3  84  44 ES? 1  28.39 41.40 40.05    0  1.35 0.00  J   mr          
 CUPR PR HHZ 00   A183.6  77  44 EPU 1  14.84 27.85 26.51    0  1.34 0.00  J   mr 0.55     
 CUPR PR HH2 00   A183.6  77  44 ES? 1  33.63 46.64 47.19    0 -0.55 0.00  J   mr

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