No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: V in Guánica, PR
Date: March 20, 2025 09:06:24 UTC
March 20, 2025 05:06:24 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 7.35 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
11.01 Km South-Southeast of Yauco,PR
22.82 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 4.4 Ml
Location: Latitude: 17.992 Longitude: -66.809
Depth: 13 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2025-03-20 05:46:43
ID: 20250320090623

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2025-03-20 05:46:49 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: March 20, 2025
LOCAL TIME: 05:06:24
LATITUDE: 17.992 N
LONGITUDE: 66.809 W
LOCATION: 7.3 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
22.8 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 13 Km
MAGNITUDE: 4.4 Ml
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: V in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2025-03-20 05:46:49
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in widely throughout Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of V (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                            
2025-03-20  0906 24.37  17 59.52   66 48.54  13.01  0.16  0.38  0.33                    V                              
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  53   53   7.7  PR1  164  15  25  32  15  50     Q  PPX   0.00  0.00      0.00  0.00 D                                

REGION= Southern Puerto Rico
COMMENT= EarlyBird 4.42Ml PTWC 4.4Ml NEIC 4.4Mb                                                                                           
                                                                                                                       
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  7.7 256 144 IPD    27.25  2.88  2.69 0.00  0.19  1.69     0.272                                        
GBPR PR HH1  A  7.7 256 144 ES  1  29.52  5.15  4.79 0.00  0.36  0.85S    0.158                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 22.2  75 111 IPD    28.81  4.44  4.50 0.00 -0.06  1.69     0.191                                        
OBIP PR HH1  A 22.2  75 111 ES  1  32.47  8.10  8.01 0.00  0.09  0.85S    0.124                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 25.0 265 107 IPD    29.09  4.72  4.91 0.00 -0.19  1.69     0.216                                        
MLPR PR HH1  A 25.0 265 107 ES  1  32.83  8.46  8.74 0.00 -0.28  0.85S    0.098                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 26.0  69 107 IPD    29.40  5.03  5.06 0.00 -0.03  1.69     0.172                                        
CELP PR HH2  A 26.0  69 107 ES  1  33.35  8.98  9.01 0.00 -0.03  0.85S    0.118                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 30.4  18 103 IPU    30.09  5.72  5.70 0.00  0.02  1.69     0.214                                        
UUPR PR HH2  A 30.4  18 103 ES  1  34.25  9.88 10.15 0.00 -0.27  0.85S    0.212                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 31.9 273 103 IPD    30.07  5.70  5.93 0.00 -0.23  1.69     0.187                                        
CRPR PR HH1  A 31.9 273 103 ES  1  34.28  9.91 10.56 0.00 -0.65* 0.06S    0.000                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 32.1 111 102 IPD    28.62  4.25  5.97 0.00 -1.72* 0.00     0.000                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 32.1 111 102 ES  1  33.38  9.01 10.63 0.00 -1.62* 0.00S    0.000                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 35.7 305 101 IPU    30.92  6.55  6.50 0.00  0.05  1.69     0.136                                        
LSP  PR HH1  A 35.7 305 101 ES  1  35.98 11.61 11.57 0.00  0.04  0.85S    0.103                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 39.7   8  66 IPU    31.59  7.22  7.08 0.00  0.14  1.69     0.140                                        
AOPR PR HH2  A 39.7   8  66 ES  1  36.48 12.11 12.60 0.00 -0.49  0.79S    0.109                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 43.4 306  66 IPU    32.02  7.65  7.61 0.00  0.04  1.69     0.187                                        
PRSN PR HH2  A 43.4 306  66 ES  1  37.78 13.41 13.55 0.00 -0.14  0.85S    0.116                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 59.5  52  66 IPD    34.12  9.75  9.87 0.00 -0.12  1.62     0.110                                        
ECPR PR HH2  A 59.5  52  66 ES  1  41.73 17.36 17.57 0.00 -0.21  0.81S    0.067                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 61.0  86  66 IPD    34.35  9.98 10.08 0.00 -0.10  1.59     0.207                                        
ASPR PR HH1  A 61.0  86  66 ES  1  42.48 18.11 17.94 0.00  0.17  0.79S    0.096                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 61.3  28  66 IPU    35.14 10.77 10.13 0.00  0.64* 0.13     0.000                                        
EMPR PR HH1  A 61.3  28  66 ES  1  42.67 18.30 18.03 0.00  0.27  0.79S    0.088                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 61.6 329  66 IPU    34.73 10.36 10.17 0.00  0.19  1.57     0.137                                        
AGPR PR HH2  A 61.6 329  66 ES  1  42.50 18.13 18.10 0.00  0.03  0.79S    0.106                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 71.0  79  66 IPD    35.81 11.44 11.50 0.00 -0.06  1.22     0.103                                        
SJG  IU BH2  A 71.0  79  66 ES  1  44.97 20.60 20.47 0.00  0.13  0.61S    0.047                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 74.4  92  55 IPD    36.45 12.08 11.95 0.00  0.13  1.06     0.128                                        
IGPR PR HH2  A 74.4  92  55 ES  1  45.37 21.00 21.27 0.00 -0.27  0.53S    0.064                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 83.4  87  55 IPD    37.72 13.35 13.08 0.00  0.27  0.61     0.038                                        
PDPR PR HH1  A 83.4  87  55 ES  1  48.08 23.71 23.28 0.00  0.43  0.31S    0.019                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 84.4  65  55 IPD    37.68 13.31 13.21 0.00  0.10  0.57     0.020                                        
GCPR PR HH1  A 84.4  65  55 ES  1  47.19 22.82 23.51 0.00 -0.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A103.0  80  55 EP+ 1  40.46 16.09 15.57 0.00  0.52* 0.00     0.000                                        
HUMP PR HH2  A103.0  80  55 ES  1  52.71 28.34 27.71 0.00  0.63* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A124.5  78  55 EP+ 1  43.79 19.42 18.28 0.00  1.14* 0.00     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH1  A124.5  78  55 ES  1  58.91 34.54 32.54 0.00  2.00* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A133.5  84  55 IPD    45.15 20.78 19.43 0.00  1.35* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HH1  A133.5  84  55 ES  1  61.33 36.96 34.59 0.00  2.37* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A165.3  77  55 IPU    50.07 25.70 23.45 0.00  2.25* 0.00     0.000                                        
CUPR PR HH2  A165.3  77  55 ES  1  69.86 45.49 41.74 0.00  3.75* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A176.0 290  55 EP- 1  51.46 27.09 24.81 0.00  2.28* 0.00     0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHE  A176.0 290  55 ES  1  73.49 49.12 44.16 0.00  4.96* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A200.1  78  55 IPU    55.51 31.14 27.85 0.00  3.29* 0.00     0.000                                        
STVI PR HH2  A200.1  78  55 ES  1  79.11 54.74 49.57 0.00  5.17* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A285.8 289  55 EP+ 1  66.50 42.13 38.70 0.00  3.43* 0.00     0.000                                        
SDD  DR BHN  A333.0 280  55 ES  1 109.90 85.53 79.53 0.00  6.00* 0.00S    0.000                                        
   3 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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