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 Cabo Rojo, PR
Date: October 23, 2024 04:51:17 UTC
October 23, 2024 00:51:17 Hora Local
Region: Southwest Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 10.1 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR
15.05 Km South-Southeast of Cabo Rojo,PR
29.88 Km South of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.29 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9358 Longitude: -67.0863
Depth: 6 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-10-23 01:17:28
ID: 20241023045111

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-10-23 01:17:40 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: October 23, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 00:51:17
LATITUDE: 17.9358 N
LONGITUDE: 67.0863 W
LOCATION: 10.1 Km South-Southeast of Lajas,PR
29.9 Km South of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 6 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.29 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Cabo Rojo, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-10-23 01:17:40
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Cabo Rojo 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                            
2024-10-23  0451 17.66  17 56.15   67  5.18   6.74  0.15  0.86  0.21        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                         
  36   36   5.8  PR1  265  21  17  18   8  33     Q# PPK   0.00  0.00     12.00  0.13 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.29  12.00  0.13 Z        3.29  12.00  0.13 D                                                

REGION= Southwestern 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  5.8  50 135 EP- 1  19.41  1.75  1.75 0.00  0.00  1.04     0.133 0.55  30   2.29 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A  5.8  50 135 ES  1  20.59  2.93  3.12 0.00 -0.18  1.04S    0.431                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A  8.2 343 125 IPU    19.78  2.12  2.07 0.00  0.05  2.09     0.583 0.55  60   2.94 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A  8.2 343 125 ES  1  21.26  3.60  3.68 0.00 -0.08  1.04S    0.318                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 22.4  78 102 EP- 1  21.93  4.27  4.47 0.00 -0.20  1.04     0.145 0.58  74   3.20 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 22.4  78 102 ES  1  25.46  7.80  7.96 0.00 -0.16  1.04S    0.348                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 26.5   0  57 EP- 1  22.78  5.12  5.14 0.00 -0.02  1.04     0.100 0.58  68   3.14 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 26.5   0  57 ES  1  26.73  9.07  9.15 0.00 -0.08  1.04S    0.290                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 31.8 349  57 EP+ 1  23.64  5.98  5.95 0.00  0.03  1.04     0.139 0.55  46   2.84 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 31.8 349  57 ES  1  28.56 10.90 10.59 0.00  0.31  1.04S    0.250                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 52.2  76  57 EP+ 1  26.77  9.11  9.09 0.00  0.02  1.04     0.186 0.44  65   3.32 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A 52.2  76  57 ES  1  34.07 16.41 16.18 0.00  0.23  1.04S    0.234                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 55.9  73  57 EP+ 1  27.26  9.60  9.65 0.00 -0.05  1.03     0.164 0.55  80   3.41 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 55.9  73  57 ES  1  35.06 17.40 17.18 0.00  0.22  1.03S    0.229                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 57.5  37  57 EP- 1  27.32  9.66  9.90 0.00 -0.24  1.02     0.069 0.55  80   3.42 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 57.5  37  57 ES  1  34.49 16.83 17.62 0.00 -0.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 58.9 358  57 EP+ 1  27.75 10.09 10.12 0.00 -0.03  1.01     0.098 0.55  70   3.30 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 58.9 358  57 ES  1  35.37 17.71 18.01 0.00 -0.30  1.01S    0.261                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 84.0  44  44 EP- 1  31.96 14.30 13.76 0.00  0.54* 0.00     0.000 0.55  66   3.27 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 84.0  44  44 ES  1  43.14 25.48 24.49 0.00  0.99* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 87.5  60  44 EP+ 1  32.08 14.42 14.21 0.00  0.21  0.26     0.011 0.55 102   3.67 Z                      
ECPR PR HH2  A 87.5  60  44 ES  1  43.39 25.73 25.29 0.00  0.44  0.05S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 90.8  83  44 EP+ 1  32.91 15.25 14.63 0.00  0.62* 0.00     0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A101.0  78  44 EP- 1  34.12 16.46 15.92 0.00  0.54* 0.00     0.000 0.73  83   3.37 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A101.0  78  44 ES  1  47.96 30.30 28.34 0.00  1.96* 0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A103.8  88  44 EP- 1  34.80 17.14 16.27 0.00  0.87* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A103.8  88  44 ES  1  47.30 29.64 28.96 0.00  0.68* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A113.1  85  44 EP+ 1  36.22 18.56 17.45 0.00  1.11* 0.00     0.000                                        
PDPR PR HH1  A113.1  85  44 ES  1  53.38 35.72 31.06 0.00  4.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A133.0  79  44 EP- 3  37.73 20.07 19.97 0.00  0.10  0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH2  A133.0  79  44 ES  3  57.97 40.31 35.55 0.00  4.76* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A195.3  77  44 EP- 3  47.95 30.29 27.85 0.00  2.44* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH1  A195.3  77  44 ES  3  71.86 54.20 49.57 0.00  4.63* 0.00S    0.000                                        
   3 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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