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 Guayanilla, PR
Date: October 09, 2024 03:43:37 UTC
October 08, 2024 23:43:37 Hora Local
Region: Southern Puerto Rico
Distances: 11.82 Km South-Southeast of Guánica,PR
19.82 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
33.83 Km Southwest of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.62 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.893 Longitude: -66.8668
Depth: 21 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-10-09 00:32:09
ID: 20241009034336

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: October 08, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 23:43:37
LATITUDE: 17.893 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8668 W
LOCATION: 11.8 Km South-Southeast of Guánica,PR
33.8 Km Southwest of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 21 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.62 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Guayanilla, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-10-09 00:32:17
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Western region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of IV (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                            
2024-10-09  0343 37.33  17 53.58   66 52.01  21.06  0.25  1.04  3.08        3.62  3.62D IV                             
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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  20.6  PR1  204  15  19  23  12  36     Q  PPE   0.00  0.00     18.00  0.16 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.62  18.00  0.16 Z        3.62  18.00  0.16 D                                                

REGION= South of 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 20.6 295 120 EP- 1  42.13  4.80  4.79 0.00  0.01  0.85     0.154 0.55  86   3.34 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 20.6 295 120 ES  1  46.25  8.92  8.53 0.00  0.39  0.85S    0.624                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 28.6 297 105 IPU    43.07  5.74  5.72 0.00  0.02  1.70     0.356 0.55 129   3.76 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 28.6 297 105 ES  1  47.24  9.91 10.18 0.00 -0.27  0.85S    0.146                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 36.1  91  96 IPU    43.80  6.47  6.64 0.00 -0.17  1.70     0.323 0.55  83   3.41 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 36.1  91  96 ES  1  48.68 11.35 11.82 0.00 -0.47  0.85S    0.162                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 36.5  56  96 EP+ 1  43.11  5.78  6.70 0.00 -0.92* 0.00     0.000 0.55  94   3.52 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 36.5  56  96 ES  2  47.29  9.96 11.93 0.00 -1.97* 0.00S    0.000                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 38.9 324  95 IPU    44.16  6.83  7.01 0.00 -0.18  1.70     0.222 0.58  92   3.50 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 38.9 324  95 ES  1  49.44 12.11 12.48 0.00 -0.37  0.85S    0.121                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 46.4 321  93 EP+ 1  45.29  7.96  7.95 0.00  0.01  0.85     0.076                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 46.4 321  93 ES  1  50.94 13.61 14.15 0.00 -0.54* 0.85S    0.114                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 68.6 338  91 IPU    48.31 10.98 10.77 0.00  0.21  1.70     0.232 0.55  96   3.59 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 68.6 338  91 ES  1  56.64 19.31 19.17 0.00  0.14  0.85S    0.176                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 68.7  77  91 IPD    48.14 10.81 10.77 0.00  0.04  1.70     0.226 0.00 108   2.85 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A 68.7  77  91 ES  1  56.00 18.67 19.17 0.00 -0.50* 0.85S    0.110                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 71.2  48  91 EP- 1  48.07 10.74 11.09 0.00 -0.35  0.85     0.039 0.55 105   3.68 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 71.2  48  91 ES  2  55.51 18.18 19.74 0.00 -1.56* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 73.9  28  91 IPU    49.03 11.70 11.43 0.00  0.27  1.70     0.190 0.55  99   3.63 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 73.9  28  91 ES  1  57.50 20.17 20.35 0.00 -0.18  0.85S    0.335                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 79.7  72  91 EP+ 1  49.77 12.44 12.17 0.00  0.27  0.83     0.046 0.73  93   3.45 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 79.7  72  91 ES  1  58.97 21.64 21.66 0.00 -0.02  0.83S    0.117                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 80.9  84  91 EP+ 1  50.53 13.20 12.32 0.00  0.88* 0.00     0.000 0.55  96   3.61 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 80.9  84  91 ES  1  59.81 22.48 21.93 0.00  0.55* 0.82S    0.091                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 94.8  60  90 IPD    51.50 14.17 14.09 0.00  0.08  1.32     0.095 0.55 106   3.71 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 94.8  60  90 ES  1  61.70 24.37 25.08 0.00 -0.71* 0.24S    0.014                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A111.3  75  90 EP- 1  54.27 16.94 16.16 0.00  0.78* 0.02     0.000 0.55 116   3.81 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A111.3  75  90 ES  1  66.65 29.32 28.76 0.00  0.56* 0.37S    0.019                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A133.0  74  90 EP+ 2  57.62 20.29 18.91 0.00  1.38* 0.00     0.000 0.55  98   3.68 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A133.0  74  90 ES  2  72.56 35.23 33.66 0.00  1.57* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A141.0  80  90 EP+ 2  59.10 21.77 19.92 0.00  1.85* 0.00     0.000 0.55 130   3.95 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A141.0  80  90 ES  2  74.64 37.31 35.46 0.00  1.85* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A173.9  74  90 EP+ 2  64.09 26.76 24.08 0.00  2.68* 0.00     0.000 0.55 126   3.96 Z                      
CUPR PR HH2  A173.9  74  90 ES  3  83.46 46.13 42.86 0.00  3.27* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A208.5  75  90 EP- 3  69.43 32.10 28.46 0.00  3.64* 0.00     0.000 0.55 120   3.95 Z                      
TBVI PR HHZ  A244.8  75  90 EP+ 3  73.97 36.64 33.06 0.00  3.58* 0.00     0.000 0.00 116   3.10 Z                      
   2 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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