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 Cayey, PR
Date: December 28, 2024 04:03:08 UTC
December 28, 2024 00:03:08 Hora Local
Region: Central Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 8.96 Km Northwest of Patillas,PR
9.75 Km East of Cayey,PR
31.16 Km South of San Juan,PR
Magnitude: 3.46 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.1098 Longitude: -66.0656
Depth: 24 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2024-12-28 00:42:23
ID: 20241228040307

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: December 28, 2024
LOCAL TIME: 00:03:08
LATITUDE: 18.1098 N
LONGITUDE: 66.0656 W
LOCATION: 9 Km Northwest of Patillas,PR
31.2 Km South of San Juan,PR
DEPTH: 24 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.46 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Cayey, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2024-12-28 00:42:28
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Eastern region of Puerto Rico 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                            
2024-12-28  0403  8.42  18  6.59   66  3.94  24.32  0.17  0.60  0.78        3.46  3.46D 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                         
  45   45   8.9  PR1  124  12  23  27  13  45     Q  PPE   0.00  0.00     23.00  0.10 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.46  23.00  0.10 Z        3.46  23.00  0.10 D                                                

REGION= Central 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  
SJG  IU BHZ  A  8.9 272 155 EP+ 1  12.57  4.15  4.12 0.00  0.03  0.85     0.066 0.73  86   3.15 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A  8.9 272 155 ES  1  15.65  7.23  7.33 0.00 -0.10  0.85S    0.325                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 11.1 155 149 IPD    12.76  4.34  4.24 0.00  0.10  1.70     0.197 0.55  71   3.11 Z                      
PDPR PR HH2  A 11.1 155 149 ES  1  16.02  7.60  7.55 0.00  0.05  0.85S    0.175                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 16.6 196 137 IPD    13.15  4.73  4.65 0.00  0.08  1.70     0.250 0.55  93   3.39 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 16.6 196 137 ES  1  16.85  8.43  8.28 0.00  0.15  0.85S    0.174                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 20.0 244 130 EP- 1  13.26  4.84  4.97 0.00 -0.13  0.85     0.037 0.00  88   2.51 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A 20.0 244 130 ES  1  17.05  8.63  8.85 0.00 -0.22  0.85S    0.130                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 23.2  81 125 IPD    13.60  5.18  5.29 0.00 -0.11  1.70     0.216 0.55 101   3.51 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A 23.2  81 125 ES  1  17.64  9.22  9.42 0.00 -0.20  0.85S    0.156                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 39.0 307 106 EP+ 1  15.09  6.67  7.10 0.00 -0.43  0.68     0.045 0.55  86   3.46 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 39.0 307 106 ES  1  21.36 12.94 12.64 0.00  0.30  0.85S    0.246                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A 44.9  74 102 IPU    16.27  7.85  7.81 0.00  0.04  1.70     0.311 0.55  64   3.20 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A 44.9  74 102 ES  1  22.09 13.67 13.90 0.00 -0.23  0.85S    0.144                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A 54.3  91  98 EP+ 1  17.61  9.19  8.99 0.00  0.20  0.85     0.097 0.55  85   3.47 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A 54.3  91  98 ES  1  24.42 16.00 16.00 0.00  0.00  0.85S    0.150                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 54.5 267  98 IPU    17.25  8.83  9.01 0.00 -0.18  1.70     0.203 0.55  80   3.41 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 54.5 267  98 ES  1  24.30 15.88 16.04 0.00 -0.16  0.85S    0.081                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 54.7 244  98 EP+ 1  17.80  9.38  9.04 0.00  0.34  0.85     0.093 0.55  63   3.20 Z                      
ICMP PR HH2  A 54.7 244  98 ES  1  25.11 16.69 16.09 0.00  0.60* 0.00S    0.000                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 57.7 263  98 IPU    17.79  9.37  9.41 0.00 -0.04  1.66     0.220 0.44  84   3.56 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A 57.7 263  98 ES  1  25.19 16.77 16.75 0.00  0.02  0.83S    0.086                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 63.7 310  96 IPU    19.01 10.59 10.17 0.00  0.42  1.27     0.167 0.55  80   3.42 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 63.7 310  96 ES  1  26.65 18.23 18.10 0.00  0.13  0.76S    0.175                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 71.0 283  95 IPU    19.34 10.92 11.09 0.00 -0.17  1.23     0.103 0.55  96   3.60 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 71.0 283  95 ES  1  27.76 19.34 19.74 0.00 -0.40  0.59S    0.045                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 77.4 290  94 IPU    20.30 11.88 11.89 0.00 -0.01  0.92     0.061 0.55  95   3.59 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 77.4 290  94 ES  1  29.47 21.05 21.16 0.00 -0.11  0.46S    0.033                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A 85.7  75  94 EP- 1  22.23 13.81 12.94 0.00  0.87* 0.00     0.000 0.55  95   3.60 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A 85.7  75  94 ES  1  32.14 23.72 23.03 0.00  0.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 87.4 261  94 EP+ 1  22.13 13.71 13.16 0.00  0.55* 0.00     0.000 0.58  84   3.47 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A 87.4 261  94 ES  2  32.88 24.46 23.42 0.00  1.04* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A104.8 262  93 EP+ 1  24.59 16.17 15.35 0.00  0.82* 0.00     0.000 0.55  89   3.57 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A104.8 262  93 ES  2  37.92 29.50 27.32 0.00  2.18* 0.00S    0.000                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A108.2 275  93 EP+ 1  25.09 16.67 15.79 0.00  0.88* 0.00     0.000 0.58  90   3.56 Z                      
CRPR PR HHZ  A111.1 265  92 EP+ 1  25.43 17.01 16.15 0.00  0.86* 0.00     0.000 0.55  84   3.52 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A111.1 265  92 ES  2  39.06 30.64 28.75 0.00  1.89* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A114.8 277  92 EP+ 2  26.05 17.63 16.62 0.00  1.01* 0.00     0.000 0.55  62   3.25 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A114.8 277  92 ES  2  39.44 31.02 29.58 0.00  1.44* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A117.4 290  92 EP+ 1  26.30 17.88 16.95 0.00  0.93* 0.00     0.000 0.55  78   3.46 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A117.4 290  92 ES  2  39.99 31.57 30.17 0.00  1.40* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A120.4  76  92 EP- 2  27.57 19.15 17.32 0.00  1.83* 0.00     0.000 0.55  77   3.45 Z                      
STVI PR HH2  A120.4  76  92 ES  2  41.34 32.92 30.83 0.00  2.09* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A156.7  77  91 EP+ 2  32.07 23.65 21.92 0.00  1.73* 0.00     0.000 0.00  83   2.70 Z                      
TBVI PR HH2  A156.7  77  91 ES  2  50.32 41.90 39.02 0.00  2.88* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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