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


Earthquake Information


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Guánica, PR
Date: August 20, 2025 03:01:59 UTC
August 19, 2025 23:01:59 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 6.03 Km South of Guánica,PR
16.89 Km South-Southeast of Yauco,PR
35.18 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.29 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9358 Longitude: -66.9068
Depth: 9 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2025-08-19 23:29:56
ID: 20250820030158

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: August 19, 2025
LOCAL TIME: 23:01:59
LATITUDE: 17.9358 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9068 W
LOCATION: 6 Km South of Guánica,PR
35.2 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 9 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.29 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2025-08-19 23:30:05
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in Guánica with a maximum intensity of II (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                            
2025-08-20  0301 59.44  17 56.15   66 54.41   9.88  0.21  0.47  0.60        3.29  3.29D II                             
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NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  36   36   5.2  PR1  188  14  18  24  11  36     Q  PPP   0.00  0.00     13.00  0.13 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.29  13.00  0.13 Z        3.29  13.00  0.13 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  5.2  33 146 IPU    61.60  2.16  2.08 0.00  0.08  1.91     0.428 0.58  87   3.24 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  5.2  33 146 ES  1  63.02  3.58  3.70 0.00 -0.12  0.95S    0.359                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 15.0 285 108 EP- 1  62.50  3.06  3.30 0.00 -0.24  0.95     0.127 0.55  84   3.29 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 15.0 285 108 ES  1  64.64  5.20  5.87 0.00 -0.67* 0.01S    0.000                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 22.8 290  98 IPU    63.67  4.23  4.48 0.00 -0.25  1.91     0.459 0.55  64   3.09 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 22.8 290  98 ES  1  66.64  7.20  7.97 0.00 -0.77* 0.00S    0.000                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 32.6 325  94 EP+ 1  65.42  5.98  5.96 0.00  0.02  0.95     0.054 0.58  88   3.42 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 32.6 325  94 ES  1  70.51 11.07 10.61 0.00  0.46  0.95S    0.142                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 34.0  69  94 EP- 1  65.50  6.06  6.17 0.00 -0.11  0.95     0.054 0.44  80   3.46 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A 34.0  69  94 ES  1  70.56 11.12 10.98 0.00  0.14  0.95S    0.118                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 38.0  66  93 EP+ 1  66.17  6.73  6.79 0.00 -0.06  0.95     0.051 0.55  73   3.30 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A 38.0  66  93 ES  1  71.11 11.67 12.09 0.00 -0.42  0.95S    0.119                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 40.1 322  93 EP+ 1  66.50  7.06  7.11 0.00 -0.05  0.95     0.057 0.55  51   2.99 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 40.1 322  93 ES  1  72.44 13.00 12.66 0.00  0.34  0.95S    0.139                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 40.3  29  93 EP+ 1  66.52  7.08  7.14 0.00 -0.06  0.95     0.039 0.55  61   3.15 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 40.3  29  93 ES  1  71.95 12.51 12.71 0.00 -0.20  0.95S    0.172                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 40.7  97  93 IPU    66.81  7.37  7.20 0.00  0.17  1.91     0.455                                        
ICMP PR HH1  A 40.7  97  93 ES  1  72.18 12.74 12.82 0.00 -0.08  0.95S    0.181                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 48.3  19  92 IPU    67.79  8.35  8.37 0.00 -0.02  1.91     0.160 0.55  83   3.44 Z                      
AOPR PR HH1  A 48.3  19  92 ES  1  74.19 14.75 14.90 0.00 -0.15  0.95S    0.182                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 62.7 340  66 IPU    70.21 10.77 10.52 0.00  0.25  1.74     0.276 0.55  61   3.17 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 62.7 340  66 ES  1  77.66 18.22 18.73 0.00 -0.51* 0.79S    0.140                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 71.5  53  66 EP+ 1  71.30 11.86 11.76 0.00  0.10  0.68     0.044 0.55  80   3.43 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 71.5  53  66 ES  1  79.98 20.54 20.93 0.00 -0.39  0.68S    0.104                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 72.0  33  66 EP- 1  71.98 12.54 11.83 0.00  0.71* 0.00     0.000 0.55  70   3.31 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 72.0  33  66 ES  1  80.88 21.44 21.06 0.00  0.38  0.66S    0.103                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 82.5  76  55 EP+ 1  72.99 13.55 13.24 0.00  0.31  0.37     0.024 0.73  76   3.27 Z                      
SJG  IU BH2  A 82.5  76  55 ES  1  82.29 22.85 23.57 0.00 -0.72* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 94.2  84  55 EP+ 1  74.62 15.18 14.72 0.00  0.46  0.10     0.001                                        
PDPR PR HH2  A 94.2  84  55 ES  1  86.43 26.99 26.20 0.00  0.79* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A144.5  82  55 EP+ 2  82.44 23.00 21.10 0.00  1.90* 0.00     0.000                                        
MTP  PR HH2  A144.5  82  55 ES  1  97.86 38.42 37.56 0.00  0.86* 0.00S    0.000                                        
VGBI PR HHZ  A272.0  76  55 EP- 2 100.28 40.84 37.23 0.00  3.61* 0.00     0.000                                        
VGBI PR HH1  A272.0  76  55 ES  1 127.10 67.66 66.27 0.00  1.39* 0.00S    0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A278.1 291  55 EP+ 2 101.27 41.83 38.00 0.00  3.83* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHN  A278.1 291  55 ES  2 129.98 70.54 67.64 0.00  2.90* 0.00S    0.000                                        

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