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 Jayuya, PR
Date: September 15, 2024 15:09:28 UTC
September 15, 2024 11:09:28 Hora Local
Region: Central Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.04 Km South-Southeast of Villalba,PR
5.18 Km Northeast of Juana Diaz,PR
17.06 Km East of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.29 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0873 Longitude: -66.4643
Depth: 20 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-09-15 11:45:37
ID: 20240915150927

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-09-15 11:45:48 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 15, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 11:09:28
LATITUDE: 18.0873 N
LONGITUDE: 66.4643 W
LOCATION: 5 Km South-Southeast of Villalba,PR
17.1 Km East of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 20 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.29 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Jayuya, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-09-15 11:45:48
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Jayuya 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                            
2024-09-15  1509 28.27  18  5.24   66 27.86  20.85  0.09  0.39  0.70        3.29  3.29D III                            
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  33   33  12.2  PR1  112  15  16  20  10  33     Q  PPY   0.00  0.00     14.00  0.11 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.29  14.00  0.11 Z        3.29  14.00  0.11 D                                                

REGION= Central 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  
CELP PR HHZ  A 12.2 264 140 IPU    32.31  4.04  3.96 0.00  0.08  1.78     0.276 0.55  86   3.29 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 12.2 264 140 ES  1  35.44  7.17  7.05 0.00  0.12  0.89S    0.300                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 15.8 252 131 IPU    32.44  4.17  4.28 0.00 -0.11  1.78     0.218 0.44  73   3.26 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A 15.8 252 131 ES  1  35.88  7.61  7.62 0.00 -0.01  0.89S    0.199                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 23.2 197 114 IPU    33.28  5.01  5.07 0.00 -0.06  1.78     0.483 0.55  45   2.77 Z                      
ICMP PR HH2  A 23.2 197 114 ES  1  37.62  9.35  9.02 0.00  0.33  0.14S    0.007                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 27.8  22 105 IPU    33.90  5.63  5.61 0.00  0.02  1.78     0.390 0.55  87   3.40 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 27.8  22 105 ES  1  38.22  9.95  9.99 0.00 -0.04  0.89S    0.286                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 32.7 305  98 EP- 1  34.37  6.10  6.22 0.00 -0.12  0.89     0.113 0.55  76   3.31 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 32.7 305  98 ES  1  39.22 10.95 11.07 0.00 -0.12  0.89S    0.242                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 33.4  85  97 IPD    34.58  6.31  6.31 0.00  0.00  1.78     0.372 0.73  66   3.06 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 33.4  85  97 ES  1  39.70 11.43 11.23 0.00  0.20  0.89S    0.184                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 62.8 259  91 EP+ 1  38.38 10.11 10.02 0.00  0.09  0.81     0.122 0.55  69   3.29 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 62.8 259  91 ES  1  46.16 17.89 17.84 0.00  0.05  0.81S    0.209                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 65.4  84  91 EP- 1  38.57 10.30 10.36 0.00 -0.06  0.77     0.078 0.55  82   3.45 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 65.4  84  91 ES  1  46.51 18.24 18.44 0.00 -0.20  0.77S    0.136                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 66.5 279  91 EP+ 1  38.92 10.65 10.49 0.00  0.16  0.75     0.098 0.58  74   3.33 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 66.5 279  91 ES  1  46.85 18.58 18.67 0.00 -0.09  0.75S    0.176                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 68.9 263  91 EP+ 1  39.26 10.99 10.80 0.00  0.19  0.69     0.089 0.55  74   3.36 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 68.9 263  91 ES  1  47.98 19.71 19.22 0.00  0.49  0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 73.4 282  91 EP+ 1  40.04 11.77 11.37 0.00  0.40  0.00     0.000 0.55  59   3.16 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 73.4 282  91 ES  1  49.14 20.87 20.24 0.00  0.63* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 80.3 302  90 EP+ 1  41.21 12.94 12.25 0.00  0.69* 0.00     0.000 0.55  60   3.18 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 80.3 302  90 ES  1  51.40 23.13 21.81 0.00  1.32* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A 86.7  80  90 EP+ 1  41.83 13.56 13.06 0.00  0.50  0.00     0.000 0.55  52   3.06 Z                      
FAPR PR HH2  A 86.7  80  90 ES  1  51.56 23.29 23.25 0.00  0.04  0.24S    0.013                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A127.4  78  90 EP+ 1  47.95 19.68 18.19 0.00  1.49* 0.00     0.000 0.55  86   3.56 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A127.4  78  90 ES  1  63.24 34.97 32.38 0.00  2.59* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A162.2  79  90 EP- 2  53.86 25.59 22.60 0.00  2.99* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH2  A162.2  79  90 ES  2  70.78 42.51 40.23 0.00  2.28* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HH1  A198.5  79  90 ES  3  78.35 50.08 48.42 0.00  1.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A208.1 284  90 EP+ 2  58.49 30.22 28.41 0.00  1.81* 0.00     0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHE  A208.1 284  90 ES  2  82.23 53.96 50.57 0.00  3.39* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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