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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: III in Rincón, PR
Date: May 12, 2025 22:15:42 UTC
May 12, 2025 18:15:42 Hora Local
Region: Western Puerto Rico
Distances: 15.05 Km South of Rincón,PR
16.69 Km West-Northwest of Hormigueros,PR
16.74 Km West of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.32 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.206 Longitude: -67.255
Depth: 27 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2025-05-12 18:34:32
ID: 20250512221538

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: May 12, 2025
LOCAL TIME: 18:15:42
LATITUDE: 18.206 N
LONGITUDE: 67.255 W
LOCATION: 15 Km South of Rincón,PR
16.7 Km West of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 27 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.32 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Rincón, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2025-05-12 18:34:38
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Rincón 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                            
2025-05-12  2215 42.15  18 12.36   67 15.30  27.84  0.13  0.76  0.91        3.32  3.32D 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                         
  42   42  11.7  PR1  242  14  21  17   7  42     Q  PPT   0.00  0.00     18.00  0.13 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.32  18.00  0.13 Z        3.32  18.00  0.13 D                                                

REGION= West of 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  
PRSN PR HHZ  A 11.7  83 152 EP- 1  46.67  4.52  4.67 0.00 -0.15  1.10     0.192 0.55  50   2.80 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 11.7  83 152 ES  3  49.61  7.46  8.31 0.00 -0.85* 0.00S    0.000                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 18.2 100 140 EP- 1  47.21  5.06  5.13 0.00 -0.07  1.10     0.105 0.58  63   3.03 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 18.2 100 140 ES  1  51.41  9.26  9.13 0.00  0.13  1.10S    0.472                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 26.9 145 126 EP- 1  47.92  5.77  5.93 0.00 -0.16  1.10     0.194 0.55  60   3.06 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 26.9 145 126 ES  1  52.77 10.62 10.56 0.00  0.06  1.10S    0.319                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 32.7  27 119 EP+ 1  48.85  6.70  6.54 0.00  0.16  1.10     0.312 0.55  56   3.03 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 32.7  27 119 ES  1  53.76 11.61 11.64 0.00 -0.03  1.10S    0.502                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 34.4 139 118 EP- 1  48.72  6.57  6.73 0.00 -0.16  1.10     0.182 0.55  75   3.31 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 34.4 139 118 ES  1  54.09 11.94 11.98 0.00 -0.04  1.10S    0.275                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 47.3 122 108 EP- 1  50.57  8.42  8.23 0.00  0.19  1.10     0.168 0.58  81   3.40 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 47.3 122 108 ES  2  57.38 15.23 14.65 0.00  0.58* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 55.2  73 104 EP- 1  51.33  9.18  9.19 0.00 -0.01  1.09     0.157 0.55  77   3.38 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 55.2  73 104 ES  1  58.56 16.41 16.36 0.00  0.05  1.09S    0.375                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 56.8  84 103 EP+ 1  51.51  9.36  9.39 0.00 -0.03  1.08     0.150 0.55  78   3.40 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 56.8  84 103 ES  1  58.63 16.48 16.71 0.00 -0.23  1.08S    0.388                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 71.0 104  99 EP+ 1  53.34 11.19 11.15 0.00  0.04  0.79     0.105 0.44  54   3.18 Z                      
OBIP PR HH1  A 71.0 104  99 ES  3  61.87 19.72 19.85 0.00 -0.13  0.16S    0.009                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 73.0 101  99 EP+ 1  53.81 11.66 11.39 0.00  0.27  0.73     0.090 0.55  70   3.32 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 73.0 101  99 ES  2  63.36 21.21 20.27 0.00  0.94* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 82.4  68  98 EP- 1  55.64 13.49 12.57 0.00  0.92* 0.00     0.000 0.55  57   3.14 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 82.4  68  98 ES  1  66.29 24.14 22.37 0.00  1.77* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 95.2  82  96 EP+ 1  56.89 14.74 14.18 0.00  0.56* 0.00     0.000 0.55  78   3.44 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 95.2  82  96 ES  1  68.80 26.65 25.24 0.00  1.41* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A109.8 100  95 EP+ 1  59.06 16.91 16.01 0.00  0.90* 0.00     0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A117.4  94  94 EP+ 1  60.43 18.28 16.98 0.00  1.30* 0.00     0.000 0.73  71   3.26 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A117.4  94  94 ES  2  74.09 31.94 30.22 0.00  1.72* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A123.8 287  94 EP+ 3  61.30 19.15 17.78 0.00  1.37* 0.00     0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A124.4 102  94 EP+ 2  61.17 19.02 17.86 0.00  1.16* 0.00     0.000 0.55  73   3.41 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A124.4 102  94 ES  2  75.63 33.48 31.79 0.00  1.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A132.1  98  94 EP+ 2  62.06 19.91 18.84 0.00  1.07* 0.00     0.000 0.55  77   3.47 Z                      
PDPR PR HH2  A132.1  98  94 ES  2  77.96 35.81 33.54 0.00  2.27* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A149.0  92  93 EP+ 2  65.50 23.35 20.96 0.00  2.39* 0.00     0.000 0.55  81   3.53 Z                      
HUMP PR HH1  A149.0  92  93 ES  2  82.36 40.21 37.31 0.00  2.90* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A169.1  89  93 EP+ 2  67.54 25.39 23.51 0.00  1.88* 0.00     0.000 0.55  47   3.06 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A169.1  89  93 ES  2  86.42 44.27 41.85 0.00  2.42* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A180.6  93  92 EP+ 2  69.50 27.35 24.96 0.00  2.39* 0.00     0.000 0.55  69   3.42 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A180.6  93  92 ES  2  90.81 48.66 44.43 0.00  4.23* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A233.6 287  92 EP+ 2  76.97 34.82 31.67 0.00  3.15* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHN  A233.6 287  92 ES  2 104.44 62.29 56.37 0.00  5.92* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HH1  A243.6  85  92 ES  3 101.43 59.28 58.63 0.00  0.65* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HH1  A279.6  84  91 ES  3 109.30 67.15 66.75 0.00  0.40  0.00S    0.000                                        

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