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 Yauco, PR
Date: March 12, 2025 20:48:04 UTC
March 12, 2025 16:48:04 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 10.94 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
11.88 Km East-Southeast of Guánica,PR
24.55 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.19 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9585 Longitude: -66.8093
Depth: 14 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2025-03-12 18:06:50
ID: 20250312204804

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2025-03-12 18:06:58 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: March 12, 2025
LOCAL TIME: 16:48:04
LATITUDE: 17.9585 N
LONGITUDE: 66.8093 W
LOCATION: 10.9 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
24.6 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 14 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.19 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Yauco, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2025-03-12 18:06:58
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                            
2025-03-12  2048  4.63  17 57.51   66 48.56  14.64  0.29  0.66  1.20        3.19  3.19D 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   7.6  PR1  169  11  22  33  16  44     Q  PPG   0.00  0.00     19.00  0.19 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.19  19.00  0.19 Z        3.19  19.00  0.19 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  7.6 284 145 IPD     7.79  3.16  2.89 0.00  0.27  1.67     0.450 0.58  25   2.12 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  7.6 284 145 ES  1   9.87  5.24  5.14 0.00  0.10  0.83S    0.365                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 23.4  66 101 IPD     9.43  4.80  4.75 0.00  0.05  1.67     0.125 0.44  51   2.98 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A 23.4  66 101 ES  1  12.80  8.17  8.45 0.00 -0.29  0.83S    0.095                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 24.9 273  99 IPD     9.52  4.89  4.95 0.00 -0.06  1.67     0.253 0.55  57   3.00 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 24.9 273  99 ES  1  13.30  8.67  8.81 0.00 -0.14  0.83S    0.104                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 27.6  62  96 IPD    10.06  5.43  5.32 0.00  0.11  1.67     0.107 0.55  55   2.98 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 27.6  62  96 ES  1  14.01  9.38  9.47 0.00 -0.09  0.83S    0.076                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 31.0 104  94 IPU     9.86  5.23  5.80 0.00 -0.57* 1.67     0.271 0.55  50   2.91 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 31.0 104  94 ES  1  14.55  9.92 10.32 0.00 -0.40  0.83S    0.118                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 32.3 280  93 EP- 1  10.57  5.94  5.98 0.00 -0.04  0.83     0.061 0.55  67   3.19 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 32.3 280  93 ES  1  14.83 10.20 10.64 0.00 -0.44  0.83S    0.101                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 33.9  16  93 IPU    10.86  6.23  6.22 0.00  0.01  1.67     0.116 0.55  65   3.17 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 33.9  16  93 ES  1  15.15 10.52 11.07 0.00 -0.55* 0.83S    0.122                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 37.9 310  92 IPU    11.43  6.80  6.77 0.00  0.03  1.67     0.147 0.58  54   3.00 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 37.9 310  92 ES  1  16.59 11.96 12.05 0.00 -0.09  0.83S    0.081                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 43.4   7  91 IPU    12.19  7.56  7.55 0.00  0.01  1.67     0.122 0.55  76   3.35 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 43.4   7  91 ES  1  17.50 12.87 13.44 0.00 -0.57* 0.83S    0.124                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 45.6 309  91 IPU    12.41  7.78  7.86 0.00 -0.08  1.67     0.152 0.55  46   2.90 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 45.6 309  91 ES  1  17.95 13.32 13.99 0.00 -0.67* 0.61S    0.043                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 61.4  82  90 IPU    14.98 10.35 10.09 0.00  0.26  1.56     0.138 0.00  94   2.71 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A 61.4  82  90 ES  1  22.86 18.23 17.96 0.00  0.27  0.78S    0.060                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 61.8  49  90 IPD    14.88 10.25 10.15 0.00  0.10  1.54     0.085 0.55  67   3.26 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 61.8  49  90 ES  1  22.05 17.42 18.07 0.00 -0.65* 0.67S    0.050                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 64.6  27  90 IPD    15.83 11.20 10.54 0.00  0.66* 1.23     0.059 0.55  68   3.28 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 64.6  27  90 ES  1  23.48 18.85 18.76 0.00  0.09  0.73S    0.083                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 64.8 331  90 IPU    15.42 10.79 10.57 0.00  0.22  1.46     0.100 0.55  74   3.35 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A 64.8 331  90 ES  1  23.50 18.87 18.81 0.00  0.06  0.73S    0.077                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 74.4  89  63 IPD    16.97 12.34 11.82 0.00  0.52* 1.05     0.176 0.55  68   3.29 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 74.4  89  63 ES  1  26.00 21.37 21.04 0.00  0.33  0.52S    0.088                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 83.6  85  63 EP- 1  18.27 13.64 12.99 0.00  0.65* 0.26     0.010 0.55  78   3.42 Z                      
PDPR PR HH2  A 83.6  85  63 ES  1  28.57 23.94 23.12 0.00  0.82* 0.01S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 86.0  63  63 EP+ 1  18.45 13.82 13.29 0.00  0.53* 0.24     0.007                                        
GCPR PR HH1  A 86.0  63  63 ES  1  28.38 23.75 23.66 0.00  0.09  0.24S    0.015                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A103.7  78  63 EP+ 1  21.09 16.46 15.53 0.00  0.93* 0.00     0.000 0.55  62   3.23 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A103.7  78  63 ES  1  33.13 28.50 27.64 0.00  0.86* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A125.3  76  63 EP+ 1  24.21 19.58 18.26 0.00  1.32* 0.00     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH1  A125.3  76  63 ES  1  37.72 33.09 32.50 0.00  0.59* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A134.0  83  63 EP+ 1  25.89 21.26 19.36 0.00  1.90* 0.00     0.000 0.55  95   3.66 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A134.0  83  63 ES  1  41.20 36.57 34.46 0.00  2.11* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A166.1  76  63 EP+ 1  30.86 26.23 23.43 0.00  2.80* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH2  A166.1  76  63 ES  1  49.19 44.56 41.71 0.00  2.85* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A200.9  77  63 EP- 1  35.63 31.00 27.83 0.00  3.17* 0.00     0.000 0.55  72   3.48 Z                      
STVI PR HH2  A200.9  77  63 ES  1  57.74 53.11 49.54 0.00  3.57* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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