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 Ponce, PR
Date: October 01, 2024 07:12:36 UTC
October 01, 2024 03:12:36 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.13 Km Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
7.32 Km Southwest of Peñuelas,PR
16.65 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.39 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0206 Longitude: -66.7601
Depth: 16 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-10-01 03:34:38
ID: 20241001071236

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: October 01, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 03:12:36
LATITUDE: 18.0206 N
LONGITUDE: 66.7601 W
LOCATION: 5.1 Km Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
16.6 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 16 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.39 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Ponce, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-10-01 03:34:43
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Jayuya, Peñuelas and Ponce with a maximum intensity of II (Modified Mercalli Scale, MM). At the moment of generating this bulletin no damages has been reported, but given the size and location this can not be ruled out

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                            
2024-10-01  0712 36.19  18  1.24   66 45.61  16.72  0.24  0.60  0.88        3.39  3.39D II                             
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NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  38   38  20.1  PR1  140  13  19  27  13  38     Q  PPP   0.00  0.00     15.00  0.10 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.39  15.00  0.10 Z        3.39  15.00  0.10 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  
CELP PR HHZ  A 20.1  72 118 IPD    40.65  4.46  4.41 0.00  0.05  1.70     0.216 0.55  69   3.14 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 20.1  72 118 ES  1  43.59  7.40  7.85 0.00 -0.45  0.85S    0.162                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 26.0   9 108 IPU    41.28  5.09  5.18 0.00 -0.09  1.70     0.220                                        
UUPR PR HH2  A 26.0   9 108 ES  1  44.97  8.78  9.22 0.00 -0.44  0.85S    0.200                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 28.9 120 105 IPD    41.89  5.70  5.56 0.00  0.14  1.70     0.317 0.55  66   3.15 Z                      
ICMP PR HH2  A 28.9 120 105 ES  1  46.39 10.20  9.90 0.00  0.30  0.85S    0.161                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 30.6 260 104 EP+ 1  41.84  5.65  5.80 0.00 -0.15  0.85     0.094 0.55  80   3.34 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 30.6 260 104 ES  1  46.44 10.25 10.32 0.00 -0.07  0.85S    0.190                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 37.0 268  99 EP+ 1  42.67  6.48  6.69 0.00 -0.21  0.85     0.081 0.55  90   3.49 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 37.0 268  99 ES  1  47.76 11.57 11.91 0.00 -0.34  0.85S    0.156                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 38.5 297  98 IPD    43.08  6.89  6.89 0.00  0.00  1.70     0.198 0.58  82   3.39 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 38.5 297  98 ES  1  48.89 12.70 12.26 0.00  0.44  0.85S    0.101                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 46.2 299  96 EP+ 1  44.04  7.85  7.96 0.00 -0.11  0.85     0.048 0.55  73   3.32 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 46.2 299  96 ES  1  50.11 13.92 14.17 0.00 -0.25  0.85S    0.097                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 53.4  51  94 EP- 1  44.96  8.77  8.98 0.00 -0.21  0.85     0.037 0.55  74   3.34 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 53.4  51  94 ES  1  51.46 15.27 15.98 0.00 -0.71* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 55.7  88  94 IPD    45.34  9.15  9.29 0.00 -0.14  1.70     0.165                                        
ASPR PR HH1  A 55.7  88  94 ES  1  52.51 16.32 16.54 0.00 -0.22  0.85S    0.081                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 56.1  25  94 IPU    46.01  9.82  9.35 0.00  0.47  1.70     0.183 0.55  89   3.51 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 56.1  25  94 ES  1  52.92 16.73 16.64 0.00  0.09  0.85S    0.161                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 61.8 324  63 IPU    46.34 10.15 10.10 0.00  0.05  1.70     0.327 0.55  89   3.52 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 61.8 324  63 ES  1  54.02 17.83 17.98 0.00 -0.15  0.85S    0.204                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 65.4  81  63 EP+ 1  46.78 10.59 10.55 0.00  0.04  0.85     0.084 0.73  86   3.37 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 65.4  81  63 ES  1  54.38 18.19 18.78 0.00 -0.59* 0.51S    0.070                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 69.5  94  63 EP- 1  47.51 11.32 11.07 0.00  0.25  0.85     0.095 0.55  78   3.41 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 69.5  94  63 ES  1  55.42 19.23 19.70 0.00 -0.47  0.85S    0.210                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 97.4  81  63 EP+ 1  51.24 15.05 14.60 0.00  0.45  0.57     0.038 0.55  91   3.58 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 97.4  81  63 ES  1  62.27 26.08 25.99 0.00  0.09  0.57S    0.089                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A118.8  79  63 EP+ 1  54.45 18.26 17.31 0.00  0.95* 0.00     0.000 0.55  71   3.37 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A118.8  79  63 ES  1  67.77 31.58 30.81 0.00  0.77* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A159.5  78  63 EP+ 2  60.81 24.62 22.47 0.00  2.15* 0.00     0.000 0.55 102   3.75 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A159.5  78  63 ES  2  77.94 41.75 40.00 0.00  1.75* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A194.3  78  63 EP+ 3  66.16 29.97 26.87 0.00  3.10* 0.00     0.000 0.55 109   3.85 Z                      
STVI PR HH2  A194.3  78  63 ES  3  88.59 52.40 47.83 0.00  4.57* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A230.7  78  63 EP+ 2  70.66 34.47 31.47 0.00  3.00* 0.00     0.000                                        
TBVI PR HH1  A230.7  78  63 ES  2  94.72 58.53 56.02 0.00  2.51* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A289.8 288  63 EP+ 2  78.66 42.47 38.95 0.00  3.52* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHN  A289.8 288  63 ES  2 106.27 70.08 69.33 0.00  0.75* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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