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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: IV in Lajas, PR
Date: September 06, 2024 09:51:04 UTC
September 06, 2024 05:51:04 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.79 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
7.98 Km West of Guánica,PR
27.37 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.34 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9878 Longitude: -66.985
Depth: 5 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-09-06 06:24:22
ID: 20240906095103

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-09-06 06:24:37 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 06, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 05:51:04
LATITUDE: 17.9878 N
LONGITUDE: 66.985 W
LOCATION: 6.8 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
27.4 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 5 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.34 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 2024-09-06 06:24:37
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Cabo Rojo, Lajas, Sabana Grande and San Germán with a maximum intensity of IV (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                            
2024-09-06  0951  4.49  17 59.27   66 59.10   5.98  0.13  0.63  0.71        3.34  3.34D 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                         
  35   36   6.6  PR1  151  19  14  20   8  28     Q  PPX   0.00  0.00     11.00  0.14 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.34  11.00  0.14 Z        3.34  11.00  0.14 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  6.6 253 127 IPU     6.29  1.80  1.76 0.00  0.04  1.62     0.400 0.55  45   2.67 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A  6.6 253 127 ES  1   7.68  3.19  3.13 0.00  0.06  0.81S    0.190                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 13.4 279 108 IPU     7.23  2.74  2.86 0.00 -0.12  1.62     0.264 0.55  57   2.93 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 13.4 279 108 ES  1   9.31  4.82  5.09 0.00 -0.27  0.81S    0.137                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 23.4 333  99 IPU     9.14  4.65  4.63 0.00  0.02  1.62     0.612                                        
LSP  PR HH1  A 23.4 333  99 ES  1  13.43  8.94  8.24 0.00  0.70* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 30.5 327  57 IPU    10.22  5.73  5.83 0.00 -0.10  1.62     0.334 0.55  80   3.34 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 30.5 327  57 ES  1  14.94 10.45 10.38 0.00  0.07  0.81S    0.277                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 40.6  43  57 IPD    11.81  7.32  7.37 0.00 -0.05  1.62     0.231 0.55  73   3.31 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 40.6  43  57 ES  1  17.39 12.90 13.12 0.00 -0.22  0.81S    0.161                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 44.0  77  57 IPD    12.22  7.73  7.91 0.00 -0.18  1.62     0.219 0.55  82   3.42 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 44.0  77  57 ES  1  18.67 14.18 14.08 0.00  0.10  0.81S    0.109                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 49.8 102  57 IPU    13.43  8.94  8.80 0.00  0.14  1.62     0.357 0.55  73   3.32 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 49.8 102  57 ES  1  20.25 15.76 15.66 0.00  0.10  0.81S    0.187                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 54.7 346  57 IPU    14.29  9.80  9.55 0.00  0.25  1.62     0.202 0.55  80   3.41 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 54.7 346  57 ES  1  21.60 17.11 17.00 0.00  0.11  0.81S    0.175                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 75.3  60  50 IPD    17.12 12.63 12.65 0.00 -0.02  0.98     0.060 0.55  84   3.48 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 75.3  60  50 ES  1  26.63 22.14 22.52 0.00 -0.38  0.08S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 79.6  86  50 IPD    17.61 13.12 13.25 0.00 -0.13  0.77     0.058 0.00  75   2.53 Z                      
ASPR PR HH2  A 79.6  86  50 ES  1  27.54 23.05 23.58 0.00 -0.53* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 89.5  81  44 EP- 1  19.07 14.58 14.55 0.00  0.03  0.16     0.002                                        
SJG  IU BH2  A 89.5  81  44 ES  1  30.20 25.71 25.90 0.00 -0.19  0.16S    0.007                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 93.1  91  44 IPD    19.67 15.18 15.01 0.00  0.17  0.20     0.005 0.55  87   3.53 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 93.1  91  44 ES  1  31.96 27.47 26.72 0.00  0.75* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A121.5  81  44 EP+ 1  23.71 19.22 18.61 0.00  0.61* 0.00     0.000 0.55  85   3.54 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A121.5  81  44 ES  1  39.32 34.83 33.13 0.00  1.70* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A142.9  79  44 EP- 1  27.16 22.67 21.31 0.00  1.36* 0.00     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH2  A142.9  79  44 ES  1  43.34 38.85 37.93 0.00  0.92* 0.00S    0.000                                        
   8 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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