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 Guánica, PR
Date: December 25, 2024 13:35:45 UTC
December 25, 2024 09:35:45 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 3.74 Km West-Northwest of Guánica,PR
9.81 Km South of Sabana Grande,PR
28.22 Km Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.06 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.007 Longitude: -66.9421
Depth: 11 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-12-25 10:03:47
ID: 20241225133543

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2024-12-25 10:03:54 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: December 25, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 09:35:45
LATITUDE: 18.007 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9421 W
LOCATION: 3.7 Km West-Northwest of Guánica,PR
28.2 Km Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 11 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.06 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-12-25 10:03:54
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Guánica with a maximum intensity of III (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                            
2024-12-25  1335 45.05  18  0.42   66 56.53  11.55  0.20  0.45  0.64        3.06  3.06D III                            
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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                         
  30   30   7.5  PR1  131  16  15  23  10  30     Q  PPM   0.00  0.00      8.00  0.20 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.06   8.00  0.20 Z        3.06   8.00  0.20 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  7.5 118 140 IPD    47.60  2.55  2.50 0.00  0.05  2.05     0.377 0.58  34   2.40 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  7.5 118 140 ES  1  49.81  4.76  4.45 0.00  0.31  1.02S    0.255                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 11.6 249 126 EP+ 1  47.73  2.68  2.95 0.00 -0.27  1.02     0.109                                        
MLPR PR HH1  A 11.6 249 126 ES  1  50.08  5.03  5.25 0.00 -0.22  1.02S    0.224                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 17.7 270 112 IPU    48.61  3.56  3.78 0.00 -0.22  2.05     0.377 0.55  35   2.51 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 17.7 270 112 ES  1  51.12  6.07  6.73 0.00 -0.66* 0.00S    0.000                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 24.1 321 104 IPU    49.96  4.91  4.71 0.00  0.20  2.05     0.252                                        
LSP  PR HH1  A 24.1 321 104 ES  1  53.38  8.33  8.38 0.00 -0.05  1.02S    0.242                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 31.7 318  99 EP+ 1  50.81  5.76  5.85 0.00 -0.09  1.02     0.060                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 31.7 318  99 ES  1  56.09 11.04 10.41 0.00  0.63* 0.05S    0.000                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 35.8  83  98 EP+ 1  51.31  6.26  6.48 0.00 -0.22  1.02     0.086                                        
OBIP PR HH1  A 35.8  83  98 ES  1  56.60 11.55 11.53 0.00  0.02  1.02S    0.156                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 35.9  40  98 EP+ 1  51.61  6.56  6.51 0.00  0.05  1.02     0.060 0.55  65   3.18 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 35.9  40  98 ES  1  56.25 11.20 11.59 0.00 -0.39  1.02S    0.229                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 39.2  78  97 EP- 1  51.92  6.87  7.00 0.00 -0.13  1.02     0.079 0.55  56   3.07 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 39.2  78  97 ES  1  57.39 12.34 12.46 0.00 -0.12  1.02S    0.151                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 42.5  27  96 EP+ 1  52.55  7.50  7.51 0.00 -0.01  1.02     0.062 0.55  54   3.04 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 42.5  27  96 ES  1  58.30 13.25 13.37 0.00 -0.12  1.02S    0.257                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 54.0 341  66 IPU    54.46  9.41  9.19 0.00  0.22  2.04     0.381 0.55  40   2.78 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 54.0 341  66 ES  1  61.03 15.98 16.36 0.00 -0.38  1.02S    0.189                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 70.3  60  66 EP+ 1  56.60 11.55 11.49 0.00  0.06  0.76     0.076 0.55  55   3.09 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 70.3  60  66 ES  1  64.60 19.55 20.45 0.00 -0.90* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 75.0  88  55 EP+ 1  57.15 12.10 12.15 0.00 -0.05  0.63     0.109                                        
ASPR PR HH1  A 75.0  88  55 ES  1  66.86 21.81 21.63 0.00  0.18  0.63S    0.215                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 88.6  92  55 EP+ 1  59.25 14.20 13.87 0.00  0.33  0.23     0.015                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 88.6  92  55 ES  1  69.27 24.22 24.69 0.00 -0.47  0.22S    0.028                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A116.7  82  55 EP+ 1  63.78 18.73 17.43 0.00  1.30* 0.00     0.000 0.55  68   3.33 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A116.7  82  55 ES  1  76.35 31.30 31.03 0.00  0.27  0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A147.5  85  55 EP+ 1  68.32 23.27 21.32 0.00  1.95* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HH2  A147.5  85  55 ES  1  84.69 39.64 37.95 0.00  1.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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