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 Ponce, PR
Date: August 31, 2025 10:10:29 UTC
August 31, 2025 06:10:29 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 1.45 Km South of Ponce,PR
11.22 Km East of Peñuelas,PR
1.45 Km South of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 3.12 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.062 Longitude: -66.6166
Depth: 18 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2025-08-31 07:07:59
ID: 20250831101028

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: August 31, 2025
LOCAL TIME: 06:10:29
LATITUDE: 18.062 N
LONGITUDE: 66.6166 W
LOCATION: 11.2 Km East of Peñuelas,PR
1.5 Km South of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 18 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.12 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Ponce, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2025-08-31 07:08:07
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 III (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                            
2025-08-31  1010 29.02  18  3.72   66 37.00  18.47  0.26  0.40  0.37        3.12  3.12D 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                         
  45   45   2.4  PR1   98  11  24  36  17  45     Q  PPY   0.00  0.00     18.00  0.10 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.12  18.00  0.10 Z        3.12  18.00  0.10 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  
OBIP PR HHZ  A  2.4 152 171 IPD    32.18  3.16  3.13 0.00  0.03  1.79     0.207 0.44  56   2.94 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A  2.4 152 171 ES  1  34.63  5.61  5.57 0.00  0.04  0.89S    0.137                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A  4.2  70 164 IPD    32.20  3.18  3.19 0.00 -0.01  1.79     0.185 0.55  56   2.85 Z                      
CELP PR HH2  A  4.2  70 164 ES  1  34.15  5.13  5.68 0.00 -0.55* 0.88S    0.124                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 21.7 153 120 EP- 1  33.88  4.86  4.73 0.00  0.13  0.89     0.072 0.55  52   2.89 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 21.7 153 120 ES  1  37.92  8.90  8.42 0.00  0.48  0.89S    0.168                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 23.8 333 117 IPU    34.03  5.01  4.99 0.00  0.02  1.79     0.141 0.55  49   2.85 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A 23.8 333 117 ES  1  37.47  8.45  8.88 0.00 -0.43  0.89S    0.103                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A 29.4 251 110 IPD    34.70  5.68  5.72 0.00 -0.04  1.79     0.223 0.58  63   3.09 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A 29.4 251 110 ES  1  39.28 10.26 10.18 0.00  0.08  0.89S    0.119                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 34.7 336 106 IPU    35.42  6.40  6.42 0.00 -0.02  1.79     0.147 0.55  63   3.15 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 34.7 336 106 ES  1  40.15 11.13 11.43 0.00 -0.30  0.89S    0.106                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 39.1  43 103 IPU    35.96  6.94  7.02 0.00 -0.08  1.79     0.142                                        
ECPR PR HH2  A 39.1  43 103 ES  1  40.98 11.96 12.50 0.00 -0.54* 0.89S    0.102                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 40.6  95 102 EP- 1  36.21  7.19  7.23 0.00 -0.04  0.89     0.040 0.00  64   2.34 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A 40.6  95 102 ES  1  41.33 12.31 12.87 0.00 -0.56* 0.86S    0.083                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 46.4 258  99 EP- 1  36.88  7.86  8.03 0.00 -0.17  0.89     0.054 0.55  64   3.20 Z                      
MLPR PR HH2  A 46.4 258  99 ES  1  42.90 13.88 14.29 0.00 -0.41  0.89S    0.114                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 46.9  11  99 IPU    37.53  8.51  8.09 0.00  0.42  1.79     0.158 0.55  66   3.23 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A 46.9  11  99 ES  1  43.70 14.68 14.40 0.00  0.28  0.89S    0.120                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A 49.7  83  63 IPD    37.45  8.43  8.46 0.00 -0.03  1.79     0.189 0.73  68   3.14 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A 49.7  83  63 ES  1  43.54 14.52 15.06 0.00 -0.54* 0.89S    0.101                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 51.2 285  63 EP+ 1  37.45  8.43  8.65 0.00 -0.22  0.89     0.058 0.58  68   3.24 Z                      
LSP  PR HH2  A 51.2 285  63 ES  1  43.65 14.63 15.40 0.00 -0.77* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 52.6 264  63 EP+ 1  37.68  8.66  8.82 0.00 -0.16  0.89     0.069 0.55  62   3.18 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 52.6 264  63 ES  1  44.28 15.26 15.70 0.00 -0.44  0.89S    0.149                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 55.0 101  63 IPD    38.29  9.27  9.13 0.00  0.14  1.78     0.216 0.55  60   3.15 Z                      
IGPR PR HH2  A 55.0 101  63 ES  1  45.01 15.99 16.25 0.00 -0.26  0.89S    0.113                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 58.5 288  63 EP- 1  38.42  9.40  9.57 0.00 -0.17  0.87     0.054 0.55  54   3.06 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 58.5 288  63 ES  1  45.48 16.46 17.03 0.00 -0.57* 0.79S    0.099                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 62.7  64  63 EP- 1  39.22 10.20 10.10 0.00  0.10  0.81     0.036 0.55  59   3.14 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A 62.7  64  63 ES  1  46.19 17.17 17.98 0.00 -0.81* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 63.1  94  63 EP- 1  39.26 10.24 10.16 0.00  0.08  0.81     0.041 0.55  51   3.01 Z                      
PDPR PR HH1  A 63.1  94  63 ES  1  46.90 17.88 18.08 0.00 -0.20  0.81S    0.088                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 68.9 311  63 IPU    40.38 11.36 10.89 0.00  0.47  1.39     0.127                                        
AGPR PR HH2  A 68.9 311  63 ES  1  48.75 19.73 19.38 0.00  0.35  0.69S    0.075                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A 81.7  83  63 EP- 1  41.77 12.75 12.51 0.00  0.24  0.37     0.008                                        
HUMP PR HH1  A 81.7  83  63 ES  1  51.20 22.18 22.27 0.00 -0.09  0.37S    0.017                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A103.0  80  63 EP- 2  44.87 15.85 15.20 0.00  0.65* 0.00     0.000 0.55  50   3.04 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A103.0  80  63 ES  1  56.70 27.68 27.06 0.00  0.62* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A112.7  87  63 EP- 1  46.47 17.45 16.43 0.00  1.02* 0.00     0.000 0.55  80   3.48 Z                      
MTP  PR HH2  A112.7  87  63 ES  1  59.42 30.40 29.25 0.00  1.15* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A193.2 286  63 EP+ 3  58.68 29.66 26.62 0.00  3.04* 0.00     0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A214.9  79  63 EP- 3  61.75 32.73 29.36 0.00  3.37* 0.00     0.000                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A303.0 286  63 EP+ 3  72.71 43.69 40.52 0.00  3.17* 0.00     0.000                                        

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