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 Peñuelas, PR
Date: May 17, 2025 18:11:48 UTC
May 17, 2025 14:11:48 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6 Km South of Peñuelas,PR
8 Km East-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
13.51 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.08 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.0186 Longitude: -66.728
Depth: 11 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2025-05-17 15:32:26
ID: 20250517181148

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: May 17, 2025
LOCAL TIME: 14:11:48
LATITUDE: 18.0186 N
LONGITUDE: 66.728 W
LOCATION: 6 Km South of Peñuelas,PR
13.5 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 11 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.08 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Peñuelas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2025-05-17 15:32:39
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Guayanilla and Peñuelas 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 
2025-05-17  1811 48.72  18  1.12   66 43.68  11.22  0.21  0.35  0.49        3.08  3.08D 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
  25   51   6.7  PR1  157   0  26  47  26  47     Q  A1    0.00 0.00         13 0.156 D  Y Y N

XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
                                                    3.08     13 0.156 D

Event_ID= 71482708
Region= South Region of Puerto Rico       
Comment= Revision: 2025-05-17T18:30:41.46

 STA NET COM LOC 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
 GYN1 PR HNZ --   A  6.7 271 143 EPD 1  51.00  2.28  2.41    0 -0.13 0.11  J   mr          
 GYN1 PR HNN --   A  6.7 271 143 ES? 1  53.37  4.65  4.27    0  0.38 0.11  J   mr          
 OBIP PR HHZ 00   A 13.0  78 120 EPD 1  51.86  3.14  3.14    0     0 0.11  J   mr       59 1 2.76 Z
 OBIP PR HH1 00   A 13.0  78 120 ES? 1  54.44  5.72  5.59    0  0.13 0.11  J   mr          
 PN03 PR HNZ --   A 13.0  78 120 EPU 1  51.91  3.19  3.14    0  0.05 0.11  J   mr          
 PN03 PR HNN --   A 13.0  78 120 ES? 1  54.42  5.70  5.59    0  0.11 0.11  J   mr          
 YAC2 PR HNZ --   A 13.6 271 119 EPD 1  51.98  3.26  3.22    0  0.04 0.11  J   mr          
 YAC2 PR HNN --   A 13.6 271 119 ES? 1  55.28  6.56  5.73    0  0.83 0.00  J   mr          
 GNC2 PR HNZ --   A 15.5 250 114 EPD 1  51.92  3.20  3.49    0 -0.29 0.11  J   mr          
 GNC2 PR HNN --   A 15.5 250 114 ES? 1  54.75  6.03  6.21    0 -0.18 0.11  J   mr          
 GBPR PR HHZ 00   A 16.5 253 112 EPU 1  52.13  3.41  3.63    0 -0.22 0.11  J   mr 0.87  54 1 2.88 Z
 GBPR PR HH1 00   A 16.5 253 112 ES? 1  55.45  6.73  6.46    0  0.27 0.11  J   mr          
 JND1 PR HNZ --   A 24.6  72 102 EPD 1  53.65  4.93  4.83    0   0.1 0.11  J   mr          
 JND1 PR HNN --   A 24.6  72 102 ES? 1  57.45  8.73  8.60    0  0.13 0.11  J   mr          
 UUPR PR HHZ 00   A 25.6   1 101 EPD 1  53.77  5.05  4.99    0  0.06 0.11  J   mr 0.55  54 1 2.96 Z
 UUPR PR HH1 00   A 25.6   1 101 ES? 1  57.43  8.71  8.88    0 -0.17 0.11  J   mr          
 UTD2 PR HNZ --   A 25.8   1 101 EPD 1  53.74  5.02  5.01    0  0.01 0.11  J   mr          
 UTD2 PR HNN --   A 25.8   1 101 ES? 1  57.32  8.60  8.92    0 -0.32 0.11  J   mr          
 MRC1 PR HNZ --   A 32.2 304  98 EPU 1  54.39  5.67  5.99    0 -0.32 0.11  J   mr          
 MRC1 PR HNN --   A 32.2 304  98 ES? 1  59.16 10.44 10.66    0 -0.22 0.11  J   mr          
 SNG1 PR HNZ --   A 32.7 284  98 EPD 1  54.93  6.21  6.07    0  0.14 0.11  J   mr          
 SNG1 PR HNN --   A 32.7 284  98 ES? 1  59.48 10.76 10.80    0 -0.04 0.11  J   mr          
 MLPR PR HHZ 00   A 33.5 260  98 EPU 1  54.59  5.87  6.20    0 -0.33 0.11  J   mr 0.55  59 1 3.09 Z
 MLPR PR HH1 00   A 33.5 260  98 ES? 1  59.81 11.09 11.04    0  0.05 0.11  J   mr          
 ISPR PR HNZ 00   A 34.4 282  97 EPU 1  54.91  6.19  6.33    0 -0.14 0.11  J   mr          
 ISPR PR HN1 00   A 34.4 282  97 ES? 1  00.09 11.37 11.27    0   0.1 0.11  J   mr          
 AOPR PR HHZ 00   A 36.0 355  97 EPD 1  55.31  6.59  6.58    0  0.01 0.11  J   mr 0.55  72 1 3.28 Z
 AOPR PR HH1 00   A 36.0 355  97 ES? 1  00.24 11.52 11.71    0 -0.19 0.11  J   mr          
 COM1 PR HNZ --   A 38.2  80  96 EPU 1  55.72  7.00  6.91    0  0.09 0.11  J   mr          
 COM1 PR HNN --   A 38.2  80  96 ES? 1  00.94 12.22 12.30    0 -0.08 0.11  J   mr          
  LSP PR HHZ 00   A 41.2 294  96 EPU 1  55.85  7.13  7.38    0 -0.25 0.11  J   mr 0.87  52 1 2.99 Z
  LSP PR HH1 00   A 41.2 294  96 ES? 1  02.29 13.57 13.14    0  0.43 0.11  J   mr          
 MY10 PR HNZ --   A 48.0 296  95 EPU 1  56.77  8.05  8.44    0 -0.39 0.11  J   mr          
 MY10 PR HNN --   A 48.0 296  95 ES? 1  04.20 15.48 15.02    0  0.46 0.10  J   mr          
 PRSN PR HHZ 00   A 48.7 296  94 EPU 1  57.15  8.43  8.54    0 -0.11 0.11  J   mr 0.55  47 1 2.93 Z
 PRSN PR HH1 00   A 48.7 296  94 ES? 1  04.02 15.30 15.20    0   0.1 0.11  J   mr          
 ASPR PR HHZ 00   A 51.7  88  66 EPU 1  57.59  8.87  8.97    0  -0.1 0.11  J   mr       66 1 3.24 Z
 ASPR PR HH1 00   A 51.7  88  66 ES? 1  04.59 15.87 15.97    0  -0.1 0.11  J   mr          
 QBPR PR HNZ 00   A 54.8 336  66 EPD 1  58.55  9.83  9.41    0  0.42 0.11  J   mr          
 QBPR PR HN1 00   A 54.8 336  66 ES? 1  05.75 17.03 16.75    0  0.28 0.11  J   mr          
  SJG IU BHZ 00   A 61.3  80  66 EPD 1  59.02 10.30 10.34    0 -0.04 0.10  J   mr 0.00  55 1 3.08 Z
  SJG IU BH1 00   A 61.3  80  66 ES? 1  07.17 18.45 18.41    0  0.04 0.10  J   mr          
 IGPR PR HHZ 00   A 65.3  95  66 EPU 1  59.81 11.09 10.91    0  0.18 0.09  J   mr 0.55  52 1 3.04 Z
 IGPR PR HH1 00   A 65.3  95  66 ES? 1  09.01 20.29 19.42    0  0.87 0.00  J   mr          
 AG02 PR HNZ --   A 67.7 320  66 EPD 1  00.13 11.41 11.26    0  0.15 0.08  J   mr          
 AG02 PR HNN --   A 67.7 320  66 ES? 1  08.76 20.04 20.04    0     0 0.08  J   mr          
 PDPR PR HHZ 00   A 73.9  89  66 EPD 1  00.93 12.21 12.13    0  0.08 0.07  J   mr 0.55  58 1 3.14 Z
 PDPR PR HH1 00   A 73.9  89  66 ES? 1  10.00 21.28 21.59    0 -0.31 0.07  J   mr          
 HUMP PR HHZ 00   A 93.0  81  55 EPD 1  03.59 14.87 14.59    0  0.28 0.01  J   mr 0.55  64 1 3.26 Z
  MTP PR HHZ 00   A123.3  85  55 EPD 1  08.83 20.11 18.47    0  1.64 0.00  J   mr 0.55  63 1 3.28 Z
  MTP PR HH1 00   A123.3  85  55 ES? 1  23.63 34.91 32.88    0  2.03 0.00  J   mr          

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