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| Event Details | |
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| Estimated Maximum Intensity: | II in Ponce, PR |
| Date: |
February 08, 2026 15:53:42 UTC February 08, 2026 11:53:42 Hora Local |
| Region: | South Region of Puerto Rico |
| Distances: |
7.74 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR 10.23 Km East of Guánica,PR 23.88 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR |
| Magnitude: | 1.73 Md |
| Location: | Latitude: 17.9921 Longitude: -66.8195 |
| Depth: | 14 Km |
| Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Issued Date & Time | 2026-02-08 12:13:39 |
| ID: | 20260208155330 |
Epicentral Map
| BULLETIN 1 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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| DATE: | February 08, 2026 |
| LOCAL TIME: | 11:53:42 |
| LATITUDE: | 17.9921 N |
| LONGITUDE: | 66.8195 W |
| LOCATION: |
7.7 Km South-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
23.9 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR |
| DEPTH: | 14 Km |
| MAGNITUDE: | 1.73 Md |
| ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | II in Ponce, PR |
| TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2026-02-08 12:13:45 |
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The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
micro earthquake was reported as
felt in Ponce with a maximum
intensity of II (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. |
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Technical Information
YEAR MO DA --ORIGIN-- --LAT N- --LON W-- DEPTH RMS ERH ERZ XMAG FMAG PMAG INT
2026-02-08 1553 42.90 17 59.53 66 49.17 14.94 0.11 0.67 0.86 1.73 II
SOURCE
NSTA NPHS DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH N.XMG-XMMAD-T N.FMG-FMMAD-T L F X
9 9 6.6 PR1 184 14 5 9 4 9 Q PPT 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.08 D
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
1.73 5.00 0.08 Z
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 6.6 254 150 EP+ 1 45.68 2.78 2.85 0.00 -0.07 1.00 0.262 0.58 12 1.44 Z
GBPR PR HH1 A 6.6 254 150 ES 1 48.01 5.11 5.07 0.00 0.04 1.00S 0.807
MLPR PR HHZ A 23.9 265 103 EP+ 1 47.66 4.76 4.83 0.00 -0.07 1.00 0.379 0.55 14 1.71 Z
MLPR PR HH2 A 23.9 265 103 ES 1 51.47 8.57 8.60 0.00 -0.03 1.00S 0.620
CELP PR HHZ A 27.0 70 99 EP+ 1 48.07 5.17 5.26 0.00 -0.09 1.00 0.731 0.55 14 1.73 Z
UUPR PR HHZ A 30.7 19 96 EP+ 1 48.87 5.97 5.77 0.00 0.20 1.00 0.174 0.55 17 1.93 Z
UUPR PR HH1 A 30.7 19 96 ES 1 53.08 10.18 10.27 0.00 -0.09 1.00S 0.387
AOPR PR HHZ A 39.8 9 93 EP+ 1 50.09 7.19 7.05 0.00 0.14 1.00 0.176 0.55 14 1.81 Z
AOPR PR HH2 A 39.8 9 93 ES 1 55.34 12.44 12.55 0.00 -0.11 1.00S 0.460
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