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: IV in Tortola, BVI
Date: February 09, 2026 15:32:43 UTC
February 09, 2026 11:32:43 Hora Local
Region: Virgin Islands Platform
Distances: 23.59 Km North of Road Town, Tortola,BVI
26.43 Km Northwest of Virgin Gorda,BVI
163.57 Km East of San Juan,PR
Magnitude: 4.00 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.6316 Longitude: -64.5948
Depth: 46 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2026-02-09 12:20:34
ID: 20260209153242

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Epicentral Map (PRSN), Last Modified: 2026-02-09 12:20:42 Hora Local.
BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: February 09, 2026
LOCAL TIME: 11:32:43
LATITUDE: 18.6316 N
LONGITUDE: 64.5948 W
LOCATION: 23.6 Km North of Road Town, Tortola,BVI
163.6 Km East of San Juan,PR
DEPTH: 46 Km
MAGNITUDE: 4.00 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: IV in Tortola, BVI
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2026-02-09 12:20:42
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this light earthquake was reported as felt in the Virgin Islands with a maximum intensity of IV (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                            
2026-02-09  1532 43.97  18 37.90   64 35.69  46.46  0.07  0.89  0.82        4.00  4.00D IV                             
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  50   50  23.6  PR1  239  17  25  11   6  50     Q  PPX   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                                                
                         4.00  18.00  0.13 Z        4.00  18.00  0.13 D                                                

REGION= Virgin Islands Platform
COMMENT= EB 4.2 Ml, NEIC 3.8 Ml                                                                                        
                                                                                                                       
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  
TBVI PR HHZ  A 23.6 187 150 IPD    51.39  7.42  7.46 0.00 -0.04  1.80     0.245                                        
TBVI PR HH1  A 23.6 187 150 ES  1  57.36 13.39 13.28 0.00  0.11  0.90S    0.431                                        
VGBI PR HHZ  A 25.7 127 147 IPU    51.61  7.64  7.59 0.00  0.05  1.80     0.623                                        
VGBI PR HH2  A 25.7 127 147 ES  1  57.32 13.35 13.51 0.00 -0.16  0.90S    0.346                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A 49.1 232 128 IPD    53.52  9.55  9.60 0.00 -0.05  1.80     0.414 0.55 100   3.65 Z                      
STVI PR HH2  A 49.1 232 128 ES  1  60.98 17.01 17.09 0.00 -0.08  0.90S    0.448                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A 99.0 191 109 EP+ 1  59.56 15.59 15.19 0.00  0.40  0.00     0.000 0.55 120   3.87 Z                      
CDVI PR HH1  A 99.0 191 109 ES  1  70.94 26.97 27.04 0.00 -0.07  0.82S    0.979                                        
MTP  PR HHZ  A117.2 240 105 IPD    61.36 17.39 17.39 0.00  0.00  1.12     0.349 0.55 113   3.84 Z                      
MTP  PR HH1  A117.2 240 105 ES  1  75.14 31.17 30.95 0.00  0.22  0.51S    0.118                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A121.2 248 105 EP- 1  61.50 17.53 17.87 0.00 -0.34  0.00     0.000 0.55 105   3.78 Z                      
FAPR PR HH1  A121.2 248 105 ES  1  76.25 32.28 31.81 0.00  0.47  0.00S    0.000                                        
HUMP PR HHZ  A143.2 248 102 IPU    64.51 20.54 20.57 0.00 -0.03  0.29     0.030 0.55 115   3.88 Z                      
HUMP PR HH2  A143.2 248 102 ES  1  80.59 36.62 36.61 0.00  0.01  0.15S    0.011                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A161.3 258 101 IPD    66.25 22.28 22.81 0.00 -0.53* 0.00     0.000 0.55 112   3.88 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A161.3 258 101 ES  1  83.67 39.70 40.60 0.00 -0.90* 0.00S    0.000                                        
SJG  IU BHZ  A174.2 251 100 EP- 1  68.24 24.27 24.41 0.00 -0.14  0.00     0.000 0.73 110   3.75 Z                      
SJG  IU BH1  A174.2 251 100 ES  1  87.90 43.93 43.45 0.00  0.48  0.00S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A176.1 246 100 EP- 1  68.81 24.84 24.65 0.00  0.19  0.00     0.000 0.55 125   4.00 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A176.1 246 100 ES  1  87.83 43.86 43.88 0.00 -0.02  0.00S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A185.7 250  99 EP- 1  69.64 25.67 25.86 0.00 -0.19  0.00     0.000 0.00 117   3.09 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A185.7 250  99 ES  1  90.58 46.61 46.03 0.00  0.58* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A189.9 260  99 EP- 1  70.04 26.07 26.38 0.00 -0.31  0.00     0.000 0.55 129   4.04 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A189.9 260  99 ES  1  89.13 45.16 46.96 0.00 -1.80* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A205.0 266  98 EP+ 1  72.47 28.50 28.27 0.00  0.23  0.00     0.000                                        
EMPR PR HH1  A205.0 266  98 ES  1  94.31 50.34 50.32 0.00  0.02  0.00S    0.000                                        
CVPR PR HNZ  A208.9 255  98 EP+ 1  73.18 29.21 28.76 0.00  0.45  0.00     0.000                                        
CVPR PR HN1  A208.9 255  98 ES  1  95.27 51.30 51.19 0.00  0.11  0.00S    0.000                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A218.6 254  97 EP+ 1  73.91 29.94 29.98 0.00 -0.04  0.00     0.000                                        
CELP PR HH1  A218.6 254  97 ES  1  96.09 52.12 53.36 0.00 -1.24* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A220.3 249  97 EP+ 1  75.57 31.60 30.19 0.00  1.41* 0.00     0.000 0.55 119   4.00 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A220.3 249  97 ES  1  97.46 53.49 53.74 0.00 -0.25  0.00S    0.000                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A222.4 254  97 EP- 1  74.61 30.64 30.45 0.00  0.19  0.00     0.000 0.44 112   4.05 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A222.4 254  97 ES  1  98.28 54.31 54.20 0.00  0.11  0.00S    0.000                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A228.4 260  97 EP+ 1  74.93 30.96 31.21 0.00 -0.25  0.00     0.000 0.55 135   4.12 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A228.4 260  97 ES  1  98.78 54.81 55.55 0.00 -0.74* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A230.2 263  97 EP- 1  74.98 31.01 31.43 0.00 -0.42  0.00     0.000 0.55 135   4.13 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A230.2 263  97 ES  1  99.61 55.64 55.95 0.00 -0.31  0.00S    0.000                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A252.3 254  96 EP+ 1  79.07 35.10 34.20 0.00  0.90* 0.00     0.000 0.58 116   3.99 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A252.3 254  96 ES  1 104.89 60.92 60.88 0.00  0.04  0.00S    0.000                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A266.3 267  96 IPU    79.59 35.62 35.97 0.00 -0.35  0.00     0.000                                        
AGPR PR HH2  A266.3 267  96 ES  1 107.03 63.06 64.03 0.00 -0.97* 0.00S    0.000                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A268.1 260  96 EP+ 1  80.27 36.30 36.19 0.00  0.11  0.00     0.000 0.58 118   4.02 Z                      
LSP  PR HH2  A268.1 260  96 ES  1 109.12 65.15 64.42 0.00  0.73* 0.00S    0.000                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A269.2 255  96 IPU    80.85 36.88 36.33 0.00  0.55* 0.00     0.000 0.55 129   4.13 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A269.2 255  96 ES  1 109.01 65.04 64.67 0.00  0.37  0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A273.3 261  96 EP+ 1  80.77 36.80 36.85 0.00 -0.05  0.00     0.000                                        
PRSN PR HH1  A273.3 261  96 ES  1 108.99 65.02 65.59 0.00 -0.57* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A274.8 256  96 EP- 1  81.15 37.18 37.03 0.00  0.15  0.00     0.000 0.55 128   4.13 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A274.8 256  96 ES  1 110.22 66.25 65.91 0.00  0.34  0.00S    0.000                                        

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