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 Ponce, PR
Date: October 29, 2024 00:37:30 UTC
October 28, 2024 20:37:30 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 8.33 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
8.52 Km Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
15.52 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.44 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9991 Longitude: -66.7378
Depth: 14 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-10-28 21:05:13
ID: 20241029003729

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: October 28, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 20:37:30
LATITUDE: 17.9991 N
LONGITUDE: 66.7378 W
LOCATION: 8.3 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
15.5 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 14 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.44 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Ponce, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-10-28 21:05:25
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 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                            
2024-10-29  0037 30.99  17 59.95   66 44.27  14.83  0.18  0.52  0.76        3.44  3.44D IV                             
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  44   44  14.7  PR1  141  13  22  28  13  44     Q  PPW   0.00  0.00     22.00  0.15 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.44  22.00  0.15 Z        3.44  22.00  0.15 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  
OBIP PR HHZ  A 14.7  70 122 IPD    34.54  3.55  3.63 0.00 -0.08  1.57     0.224 0.44  73   3.26 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A 14.7  70 122 ES  1  37.38  6.39  6.46 0.00 -0.07  0.78S    0.181                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 15.2 260 121 IPD    34.70  3.71  3.69 0.00  0.02  1.57     0.264 0.58 105   3.47 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 15.2 260 121 ES  1  37.93  6.94  6.57 0.00  0.37  0.78S    0.172                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 18.8  63 112 IPD    35.10  4.11  4.13 0.00 -0.02  1.57     0.165 0.55  96   3.43 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 18.8  63 112 ES  1  38.23  7.24  7.35 0.00 -0.11  0.78S    0.132                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 25.6 119 100 IPU    36.04  5.05  5.06 0.00 -0.01  1.57     0.268 0.55  45   2.78 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 25.6 119 100 ES  1  40.26  9.27  9.01 0.00  0.26  0.78S    0.146                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 32.6 265  94 IPD    36.84  5.85  6.04 0.00 -0.19  1.57     0.201 0.55  91   3.47 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 32.6 265  94 ES  1  41.70 10.71 10.75 0.00 -0.04  0.78S    0.094                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 39.4 272  92 IPU    37.97  6.98  6.99 0.00 -0.01  1.57     0.182 0.55  69   3.26 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 39.4 272  92 ES  1  42.63 11.64 12.44 0.00 -0.80* 0.00S    0.000                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 41.7 298  92 IPD    38.21  7.22  7.31 0.00 -0.09  1.57     0.155 0.58  74   3.31 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 41.7 298  92 ES  1  43.82 12.83 13.01 0.00 -0.18  0.78S    0.089                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 49.4 300  91 EP+ 1  39.66  8.67  8.39 0.00  0.28  0.78     0.039 0.55  59   3.13 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 49.4 300  91 ES  1  45.57 14.58 14.93 0.00 -0.35  0.78S    0.093                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 53.2  48  91 IPU    39.72  8.73  8.93 0.00 -0.20  1.57     0.151 0.55 109   3.69 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 53.2  48  91 ES  1  46.44 15.45 15.90 0.00 -0.45  0.67S    0.081                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 53.4  86  91 IPD    39.89  8.90  8.96 0.00 -0.06  1.57     0.135 0.00  79   2.54 Z                      
ASPR PR HH2  A 53.4  86  91 ES  1  46.97 15.98 15.95 0.00  0.03  0.78S    0.065                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 57.3  22  91 IPU    40.97  9.98  9.51 0.00  0.47  1.08     0.101 0.55  89   3.51 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 57.3  22  91 ES  1  48.23 17.24 16.93 0.00  0.31  0.77S    0.165                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 65.2 323  91 IPD    41.88 10.89 10.62 0.00  0.27  1.35     0.146 0.55  72   3.33 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 65.2 323  91 ES  1  49.69 18.70 18.90 0.00 -0.20  0.68S    0.105                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 66.9  93  63 IPD    41.94 10.95 10.86 0.00  0.09  1.29     0.234 0.55  81   3.44 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 66.9  93  63 ES  1  50.11 19.12 19.33 0.00 -0.21  0.65S    0.130                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 75.8  88  63 IPD    43.25 12.26 11.99 0.00  0.27  0.92     0.113 0.55  86   3.50 Z                      
PDPR PR HH2  A 75.8  88  63 ES  1  52.07 21.08 21.34 0.00 -0.26  0.46S    0.063                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 77.2  63  63 IPU    43.12 12.13 12.17 0.00 -0.04  0.85     0.090 0.55  81   3.45 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 77.2  63  63 ES  1  51.94 20.95 21.66 0.00 -0.71* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 95.4  80  63 EP+ 1  45.79 14.80 14.47 0.00  0.33  0.06     0.000 0.55  94   3.60 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A 95.4  80  63 ES  1  56.74 25.75 25.76 0.00 -0.01  0.06S    0.001                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A116.9  77  63 EP+ 1  49.48 18.49 17.19 0.00  1.30* 0.00     0.000 0.55  62   3.25 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A116.9  77  63 ES  1  62.52 31.53 30.60 0.00  0.93* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A126.0  84  63 EP+ 1  50.79 19.80 18.33 0.00  1.47* 0.00     0.000 0.55 102   3.71 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A126.0  84  63 ES  1  64.55 33.56 32.63 0.00  0.93* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A157.7  77  63 EP- 2  55.45 24.46 22.35 0.00  2.11* 0.00     0.000 0.55  82   3.55 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A157.7  77  63 ES  2  72.80 41.81 39.78 0.00  2.03* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A192.5  78  63 EP- 2  61.20 30.21 26.76 0.00  3.45* 0.00     0.000 0.55  70   3.44 Z                      
STVI PR HH1  A192.5  78  63 ES  1  80.21 49.22 47.63 0.00  1.59* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A228.8  77  63 EP- 2  65.62 34.63 31.35 0.00  3.28* 0.00     0.000 0.00  89   2.85 Z                      
TBVI PR HH2  A228.8  77  63 ES  2  89.45 58.46 55.80 0.00  2.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A292.7 288  63 EP+ 2  74.65 43.66 39.44 0.00  4.22* 0.00     0.000 0.00 115   3.15 Z                      
HMDR DR BHE  A292.7 288  63 ES  1 101.79 70.80 70.20 0.00  0.60* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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