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 Juana Díaz, PR
Date: January 01, 2025 16:04:36 UTC
January 01, 2025 12:04:36 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 2.04 Km South-Southeast of Juana Diaz,PR
10.85 Km South of Villalba,PR
15.33 Km East-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.24 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0328 Longitude: -66.4861
Depth: 15 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2025-01-01 12:24:45
ID: 20250101160435

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2025-01-01 12:24:56 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: January 01, 2025
LOCAL TIME: 12:04:36
LATITUDE: 18.0328 N
LONGITUDE: 66.4861 W
LOCATION: 2 Km South-Southeast of Juana Diaz,PR
15.3 Km East-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 15 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.24 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Juana Díaz, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2025-01-01 12:24:56
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Southern 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, 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                            
2025-01-01  1604 36.13  18  1.97   66 29.17  15.10  0.16  0.42  0.52        3.24  3.24D 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                         
  40   40  10.9  PR1  162  18  20  30  13  40     Q  PPM   0.00  0.00     11.00  0.15 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.24  11.00  0.15 Z        3.24  11.00  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  
CELP PR HHZ  A 10.9 296 135 IPU    39.51  3.38  3.23 0.00  0.15  1.81     0.257                                        
CELP PR HH1  A 10.9 296 135 ES  1  41.92  5.79  5.75 0.00  0.04  0.91S    0.199                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 12.8 276 129 IPU    39.52  3.39  3.42 0.00 -0.03  1.81     0.265                                        
OBIP PR HH1  A 12.8 276 129 ES  1  42.01  5.88  6.09 0.00 -0.21  0.91S    0.170                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 26.7  90 100 IPU    41.41  5.28  5.21 0.00  0.07  1.81     0.193                                        
ASPR PR HH1  A 26.7  90 100 ES  1  45.16  9.03  9.27 0.00 -0.24  0.91S    0.101                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 34.2  22  95 IPU    42.36  6.23  6.26 0.00 -0.03  1.81     0.244 0.55  64   3.16 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 34.2  22  95 ES  1  46.74 10.61 11.14 0.00 -0.53* 0.11S    0.003                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 34.7 315  94 IPU    42.36  6.23  6.33 0.00 -0.10  1.81     0.153                                        
UUPR PR HH1  A 34.7 315  94 ES  1  46.76 10.63 11.27 0.00 -0.64* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 36.6  76  94 IPD    42.84  6.71  6.60 0.00  0.11  1.81     0.159                                        
SJG  IU BH1  A 36.6  76  94 ES  1  47.33 11.20 11.75 0.00 -0.55* 0.05S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 40.9 100  93 EP- 1  43.31  7.18  7.20 0.00 -0.02  0.91     0.060                                        
IGPR PR HH1  A 40.9 100  93 ES  1  48.78 12.65 12.82 0.00 -0.17  0.91S    0.111                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 42.1 262  93 EP+ 1  43.38  7.25  7.37 0.00 -0.12  0.91     0.087 0.58  54   3.02 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 42.1 262  93 ES  1  49.41 13.28 13.12 0.00  0.16  0.91S    0.165                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 44.8 321  92 IPU    43.73  7.60  7.75 0.00 -0.15  1.81     0.168 0.55  57   3.09 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 44.8 321  92 ES  1  49.22 13.09 13.80 0.00 -0.71* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 49.2  91  92 IPD    44.48  8.35  8.36 0.00 -0.01  1.81     0.198 0.55  58   3.11 Z                      
PDPR PR HH2  A 49.2  91  92 ES  1  50.83 14.70 14.88 0.00 -0.18  0.91S    0.092                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 49.4 355  92 IPU    44.87  8.74  8.40 0.00  0.34  1.81     0.244 0.55  68   3.26 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 49.4 355  92 ES  1  50.72 14.59 14.95 0.00 -0.36  0.91S    0.228                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 59.5 264  91 EP+ 1  45.79  9.66  9.82 0.00 -0.16  0.87     0.078 0.55  66   3.24 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 59.5 264  91 ES  1  53.15 17.02 17.48 0.00 -0.46  0.59S    0.067                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 65.4 285  63 EP+ 1  46.72 10.59 10.65 0.00 -0.06  0.78     0.078                                        
LSP  PR HH1  A 65.4 285  63 ES  1  55.08 18.95 18.96 0.00 -0.01  0.78S    0.171                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 66.1 268  63 EP+ 1  46.62 10.49 10.74 0.00 -0.25  0.76     0.096 0.55  90   3.53 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 66.1 268  63 ES  1  54.57 18.44 19.12 0.00 -0.68* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 68.5  79  63 IPD    47.19 11.06 11.05 0.00  0.01  1.43     0.190 0.55  92   3.56 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A 68.5  79  63 ES  1  55.06 18.93 19.67 0.00 -0.74* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 72.6 287  63 EP+ 1  47.93 11.80 11.57 0.00  0.23  0.62     0.048 0.55  48   2.97 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 72.6 287  63 ES  1  56.82 20.69 20.59 0.00  0.10  0.62S    0.105                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 81.8 307  63 EP+ 1  49.19 13.06 12.72 0.00  0.34  0.37     0.014 0.55  71   3.33 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 81.8 307  63 ES  1  59.05 22.92 22.64 0.00  0.28  0.37S    0.035                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A 90.1  76  63 EP+ 1  50.42 14.29 13.78 0.00  0.51* 0.04     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH1  A 90.1  76  63 ES  1  60.87 24.74 24.53 0.00  0.21  0.17S    0.005                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A130.9  76  63 EP+ 1  56.84 20.71 18.95 0.00  1.76* 0.00     0.000 0.55  82   3.52 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A130.9  76  63 ES  1  71.61 35.48 33.73 0.00  1.75* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A165.7  77  63 EP+ 1  61.38 25.25 23.34 0.00  1.91* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH1  A165.7  77  63 ES  1  80.55 44.42 41.55 0.00  2.87* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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