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 Guaynabo, PR
Date: September 12, 2024 00:14:44 UTC
September 11, 2024 20:14:44 Hora Local
Region: Puerto Rico Trench
Distances: 112.37 Km North of Dorado,PR
113.52 Km North of Cataño,PR
119.56 Km North of San Juan,PR
Magnitude: 3.95 Md
Location: Latitude: 19.4628 Longitude: -66.255
Depth: 11 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-09-11 20:45:39
ID: 20240912001444

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-09-11 20:45:49 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 11, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 20:14:44
LATITUDE: 19.4628 N
LONGITUDE: 66.255 W
LOCATION: 112.4 Km North of Dorado,PR
119.6 Km North of San Juan,PR
DEPTH: 11 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.95 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Guaynabo, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-09-11 20:45:49
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in Arecibo, Guaynabo and San Juan 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                            
2024-09-12  0014 44.98  19 27.77   66 15.30  11.94  0.50  1.37  3.13        3.95  3.95D                                
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  36   36 142.4  PR1  216  23  18  36  18  36     Q# PPR   0.00  0.00     15.00  0.07 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.95  15.00  0.07 Z        3.95  15.00  0.07 D                                                

REGION= Puerto Rico Trench                                                                                             
                                                                                                                       
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  
AGPR PR HHZ  A142.4 220  55 EP- 1  65.05 20.07 20.64 0.00 -0.57* 1.03     0.070 0.55 129   3.95 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A142.4 220  55 ES  1  80.92 35.94 36.74 0.00 -0.80* 1.03S    0.096                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A142.6 201  55 EP- 1  65.26 20.28 20.67 0.00 -0.39  1.03     0.070 0.55 138   4.01 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A142.6 201  55 ES  1  82.52 37.54 36.79 0.00  0.75* 1.03S    0.098                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A150.0 175  55 EP+ 1  66.73 21.75 21.60 0.00  0.15  1.03     0.069 0.73 122   3.78 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A150.0 175  55 ES  1  83.77 38.79 38.45 0.00  0.34  1.03S    0.093                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A151.7 155  55 EP- 1  66.33 21.35 21.82 0.00 -0.47  1.03     0.073 0.55 113   3.83 Z                      
FAPR PR HH2  A151.7 155  55 ES  1  83.28 38.30 38.84 0.00 -0.54* 1.03S    0.106                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A152.3 163  55 EP+ 1  66.52 21.54 21.90 0.00 -0.36  1.03     0.069 0.55 128   3.95 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A152.3 163  55 ES  1  84.11 39.13 38.98 0.00  0.15  1.03S    0.095                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A157.4 193  55 EP+ 1  67.14 22.16 22.54 0.00 -0.38  1.03     0.070 0.55 133   3.99 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A157.4 193  55 ES  1  84.57 39.59 40.12 0.00 -0.53* 1.03S    0.098                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A158.7 179  55 EP- 1  67.41 22.43 22.71 0.00 -0.28  1.03     0.069 0.00 123   3.06 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A158.7 179  55 ES  1  85.76 40.78 40.42 0.00  0.36  1.03S    0.094                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A161.5 194  55 EP- 1  67.79 22.81 23.06 0.00 -0.25  1.03     0.070 0.44 129   4.06 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A161.5 194  55 ES  1  86.74 41.76 41.05 0.00  0.71* 1.03S    0.098                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A163.9 141  55 EP+ 1  67.82 22.84 23.36 0.00 -0.52* 1.03     0.088 0.55 139   4.04 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A163.9 141  55 ES  1  86.20 41.22 41.58 0.00 -0.36  1.03S    0.154                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A166.7 215  55 EP- 1  68.89 23.91 23.72 0.00  0.19  1.03     0.070 0.55 114   3.86 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A166.7 215  55 ES  1  87.31 42.33 42.22 0.00  0.11  1.03S    0.096                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A183.9 131  55 EP+ 1  71.29 26.31 25.90 0.00  0.41  1.03     0.110 0.55 114   3.88 Z                      
STVI PR HH1  A183.9 131  55 ES  1  91.65 46.67 46.10 0.00  0.57* 1.03S    0.223                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A184.7 210  55 EP+ 1  70.94 25.96 26.00 0.00 -0.04  1.03     0.070 0.55 127   3.98 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A184.7 210  55 ES  1  91.98 47.00 46.28 0.00  0.72* 1.03S    0.096                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A185.1 207  55 EP- 1  71.04 26.06 26.05 0.00  0.01  1.03     0.070 0.55 131   4.01 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A185.1 207  55 ES  1  90.58 45.60 46.37 0.00 -0.77* 1.03S    0.097                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A207.3 123  55 EP+ 1  73.91 28.93 28.86 0.00  0.07  1.03     0.136 0.00 122   3.11 Z                      
TBVI PR HH2  A207.3 123  55 ES  1  96.43 51.45 51.37 0.00  0.08  1.03S    0.304                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A247.3 246  55 EP- 1  79.40 34.42 33.92 0.00  0.50* 1.03     0.086 0.55 122   4.01 Z                      
PCDR PR BHN  A247.3 246  55 ES  1 105.25 60.27 60.38 0.00 -0.11  1.03S    0.146                                        
SMDR PR BHZ  A308.8 267  55 EP+ 1  85.41 40.43 41.71 0.00 -1.28* 0.47     0.029                                        
SMDR PR BHN  A308.8 267  55 ES  1 118.00 73.02 74.24 0.00 -1.22* 0.69S    0.141                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A337.4 258  55 EP- 1  90.61 45.63 45.33 0.00  0.30  1.03     0.111                                        
HMDR DR BHN  A337.4 258  55 ES  1 124.53 79.55 80.69 0.00 -1.14* 0.95S    0.192                                        
SDDR CU BHZ  A532.5 266  55 EP- 1 115.31 70.33 70.02 0.00  0.31  1.02     0.133                                        
SDDR CU BH2  A532.5 266  55 ES  1 169.09124.11124.64 0.00 -0.53* 1.02S    0.294                                        

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