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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: V in Yauco, PR
Date: October 20, 2024 11:16:23 UTC
October 20, 2024 07:16:23 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.76 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
8.5 Km Southwest of Peñuelas,PR
17.53 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.45 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0105 Longitude: -66.7646
Depth: 16 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-10-20 07:57:14
ID: 20241020111622

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BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: October 20, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 07:16:23
LATITUDE: 18.0105 N
LONGITUDE: 66.7646 W
LOCATION: 5.8 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
17.5 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 16 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.45 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: V in Yauco, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-10-20 07:57:23
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Central region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of V (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                            
2024-10-20  1116 23.29  18  0.63   66 45.88  16.42  0.27  0.53  0.85        3.45  3.45D V                              
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  40   40  12.8  PR1  135  11  17  29  17  40     Q  PPY   0.00  0.00     16.00  0.13 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.45  16.00  0.13 Z        3.45  16.00  0.13 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  
GBPR PR HHZ  A 12.8 253 133 IPU    26.94  3.65  3.55 0.00  0.10  2.04     0.327 0.58  89   3.31 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A 12.8 253 133 ES  1  29.98  6.69  6.32 0.00  0.37  1.02S    0.213                                        
OBIP PR HH1  A 17.2  77 123 ES  1  30.27  6.98  7.19 0.00 -0.21  1.02S    0.256                                        
CELP PR HH2  A 20.9  70 115 ES  2  31.21  7.92  7.99 0.00 -0.07  0.41S    0.034                                        
ICMP PR HH2  A 28.7 118 104 ES  1  33.58 10.29  9.84 0.00  0.45  1.02S    0.214                                        
MLPR PR HH2  A 30.0 262 103 ES  1  33.38 10.09 10.15 0.00 -0.06  1.02S    0.114                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 36.5 270  98 IPU    29.66  6.37  6.61 0.00 -0.24  2.04     0.244 0.55  86   3.44 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 36.5 270  98 ES  1  34.89 11.60 11.77 0.00 -0.17  1.02S    0.103                                        
AOPR PR HH1  A 37.2   1  98 ES  1  34.71 11.42 11.93 0.00 -0.51* 1.02S    0.234                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 38.6 299  98 IPU    30.03  6.74  6.90 0.00 -0.16  2.04     0.176 0.58  97   3.54 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 38.6 299  98 ES  1  36.07 12.78 12.28 0.00  0.50  1.02S    0.102                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 46.3 300  95 EP- 1  31.18  7.89  7.97 0.00 -0.08  1.02     0.045 0.55  45   2.88 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 46.3 300  95 ES  1  37.84 14.55 14.19 0.00  0.36  1.02S    0.104                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 54.5  51  94 EP- 1  32.17  8.88  9.13 0.00 -0.25  1.02     0.048 0.55  95   3.57 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 54.5  51  94 ES  1  38.99 15.70 16.25 0.00 -0.55* 1.01S    0.133                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 56.2  87  94 IPD    32.44  9.15  9.36 0.00 -0.21  2.02     0.240 0.00  72   2.46 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A 56.2  87  94 ES  1  40.00 16.71 16.66 0.00  0.05  1.01S    0.110                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 57.3  25  93 IPU    33.22  9.93  9.52 0.00  0.41  2.00     0.223 0.55  66   3.24 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 57.3  25  93 ES  1  40.55 17.26 16.95 0.00  0.31  1.00S    0.187                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 62.5 325  63 EP+ 1  33.58 10.29 10.20 0.00  0.09  0.93     0.085 0.55  75   3.36 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 62.5 325  63 ES  1  41.51 18.22 18.16 0.00  0.06  0.93S    0.207                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 66.0  80  63 EP- 1  33.82 10.53 10.65 0.00 -0.12  0.86     0.075 0.73  73   3.22 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 66.0  80  63 ES  1  42.34 19.05 18.96 0.00  0.09  0.86S    0.145                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 69.8  93  63 EP- 1  34.49 11.20 11.13 0.00  0.07  0.77     0.072 0.55  78   3.41 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 69.8  93  63 ES  1  43.31 20.02 19.81 0.00  0.21  0.77S    0.142                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 78.6  89  63 EP- 1  35.83 12.54 12.24 0.00  0.30  0.51     0.030 0.55  85   3.49 Z                      
PDPR PR HH2  A 78.6  89  63 ES  1  45.42 22.13 21.79 0.00  0.34  0.51S    0.059                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 79.3  65  63 EP- 1  35.56 12.27 12.33 0.00 -0.06  0.49     0.021 0.55  84   3.48 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A 79.3  65  63 ES  1  45.23 21.94 21.95 0.00 -0.01  0.49S    0.041                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 98.0  81  63 EP- 1  38.17 14.88 14.70 0.00  0.18  0.04     0.000 0.55  93   3.60 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A 98.0  81  63 ES  1  49.83 26.54 26.17 0.00  0.37  0.04S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH1  A119.5  78  63 ES  2  54.98 31.69 30.99 0.00  0.70* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A128.7  85  63 EP+ 1  42.75 19.46 18.58 0.00  0.88* 0.00     0.000 0.55  77   3.46 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A128.7  85  63 ES  1  57.42 34.13 33.07 0.00  1.06* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A160.2  77  63 EP- 1  48.51 25.22 22.57 0.00  2.65* 0.00     0.000 0.55  94   3.68 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A160.2  77  63 ES  1  67.24 43.95 40.17 0.00  3.78* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A195.0  78  63 EP- 3  53.45 30.16 26.98 0.00  3.18* 0.00     0.000 0.55  91   3.68 Z                      
STVI PR HH2  A195.0  78  63 ES  3  73.36 50.07 48.02 0.00  2.05* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A231.4  78  63 EP- 3  59.49 36.20 31.58 0.00  4.62* 0.00     0.000                                        
TBVI PR HH1  A231.4  78  63 ES  3  84.14 60.85 56.21 0.00  4.64* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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