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| Event Details | |
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| Estimated Maximum Intensity: | IV in Ponce, PR |
| Date: |
March 12, 2026 04:34:06 UTC March 12, 2026 00:34:06 Hora Local |
| Region: | South Region of Puerto Rico |
| Distances: |
2.69 Km West-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR 6.44 Km Southeast of Yauco,PR 21.41 Km West of Ponce,PR |
| Magnitude: | 3.55 Md |
| Location: | Latitude: 18.0428 Longitude: -66.8108 |
| Depth: | 13 Km |
| Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Issued Date & Time | 2026-03-12 01:31:12 |
| ID: | 20260312043405 |
Epicentral Map
| BULLETIN 2 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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| DATE: | March 12, 2026 |
| LOCAL TIME: | 00:34:06 |
| LATITUDE: | 18.0428 N |
| LONGITUDE: | 66.8108 W |
| LOCATION: |
2.7 Km West-Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
21.4 Km West of Ponce,PR |
| DEPTH: | 13 Km |
| MAGNITUDE: | 3.55 Md |
| ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | IV in Ponce, PR |
| TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2026-03-12 01:31:19 |
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The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
minor earthquake was reported as
felt in the Central region of Puerto Rico, the Western region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico 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. |
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Technical Information
YEAR MO DA --ORIGIN-- --LAT N- --LON W-- DEPTH RMS ERH ERZ XMAG FMAG PMAG INT
2026-03-12 0434 6.01 18 2.57 66 48.65 13.24 0.30 0.41 0.63 3.55 3.55D 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
52 52 10.4 PR1 106 15 26 37 18 52 Q PP0 0.00 0.00 19.00 0.10 D
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
3.55 19.00 0.10 Z 3.55 19.00 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
GBPR PR HHZ A 10.4 225 135 EP- 1 9.14 3.13 2.99 0.00 0.14 1.01 0.100 0.58 98 3.38 Z
GBPR PR HH1 A 10.4 225 135 ES 1 11.92 5.91 5.32 0.00 0.59* 1.01S 0.231
OBIP PR HHZ A 21.7 89 112 EP- 1 10.35 4.34 4.44 0.00 -0.10 1.01 0.044 0.44 107 3.65 Z
OBIP PR HH1 A 21.7 89 112 ES 1 13.70 7.69 7.90 0.00 -0.21 1.01S 0.112
CELP PR HHZ A 24.8 81 108 EP- 1 10.80 4.79 4.89 0.00 -0.10 1.01 0.040 0.55 105 3.55 Z
CELP PR HH1 A 24.8 81 108 ES 1 14.66 8.65 8.70 0.00 -0.05 1.01S 0.105
UUPR PR HHZ A 25.1 22 108 EP- 1 11.06 5.05 4.94 0.00 0.11 1.01 0.059 0.55 90 3.41 Z
UUPR PR HH1 A 25.1 22 108 ES 1 14.60 8.59 8.79 0.00 -0.20 1.01S 0.199
MLPR PR HHZ A 26.0 252 107 EP+ 1 10.83 4.82 5.07 0.00 -0.25 1.01 0.085 0.55 96 3.48 Z
MLPR PR HH2 A 26.0 252 107 ES 1 14.68 8.67 9.02 0.00 -0.35 1.01S 0.168
CRPR PR HHZ A 31.9 263 103 EP- 1 11.61 5.60 5.94 0.00 -0.34 1.01 0.076 0.55 108 3.62 Z
CRPR PR HH1 A 31.9 263 103 ES 1 15.93 9.92 10.57 0.00 -0.65* 0.96S 0.133
LSP PR HHZ A 32.6 297 103 EP- 1 11.98 5.97 6.05 0.00 -0.08 1.01 0.056 0.58 99 3.52 Z
LSP PR HH2 A 32.6 297 103 ES 1 16.83 10.82 10.77 0.00 0.05 1.01S 0.124
AOPR PR HHZ A 34.2 10 102 IPU 12.28 6.27 6.28 0.00 -0.01 2.02 0.226 0.55 100 3.56 Z
AOPR PR HH1 A 34.2 10 102 ES 1 16.99 10.98 11.18 0.00 -0.20 1.01S 0.187
CVPR PR HNZ A 34.3 75 102 IPU 12.18 6.17 6.29 0.00 -0.12 2.02 0.140
CVPR PR HN1 A 34.3 75 102 ES 1 16.88 10.87 11.20 0.00 -0.33 1.01S 0.092
ICMP PR HHZ A 34.7 119 102 IPU 12.57 6.56 6.37 0.00 0.19 2.02 0.248
ICMP PR HH2 A 34.7 119 102 ES 1 17.89 11.88 11.34 0.00 0.54* 1.01S 0.126
PRSN PR HHZ A 40.3 299 66 EP- 1 13.03 7.02 7.15 0.00 -0.13 1.01 0.073 0.55 80 3.40 Z
PRSN PR HH2 A 40.3 299 66 ES 1 18.16 12.15 12.73 0.00 -0.58* 1.01S 0.154
ECPR PR HHZ A 56.4 57 66 EP- 1 15.30 9.29 9.42 0.00 -0.13 1.00 0.040 0.55 72 3.32 Z
ECPR PR HH2 A 56.4 57 66 ES 1 22.58 16.57 16.77 0.00 -0.20 1.00S 0.098
EMPR PR HHZ A 56.5 31 66 IPU 16.07 10.06 9.44 0.00 0.62* 1.98 0.167 0.55 86 3.48 Z
EMPR PR HH2 A 56.5 31 66 ES 1 23.78 17.77 16.80 0.00 0.97* 0.00S 0.000
AGPR PR HHZ A 56.7 327 66 IPU 15.48 9.47 9.47 0.00 0.00 1.99 0.226 0.55 99 3.61 Z
AGPR PR HH2 A 56.7 327 66 ES 1 23.23 17.22 16.86 0.00 0.36 0.99S 0.134
ASPR PR HHZ A 61.1 91 66 IPU 15.95 9.94 10.08 0.00 -0.14 1.89 0.208
ASPR PR HH2 A 61.1 91 66 ES 1 23.75 17.74 17.94 0.00 -0.20 0.95S 0.111
SJG IU BHZ A 70.4 83 66 EP+ 1 17.26 11.25 11.39 0.00 -0.14 0.75 0.028 0.73 96 3.47 Z
SJG IU BH1 A 70.4 83 66 ES 1 25.59 19.58 20.27 0.00 -0.69* 0.61S 0.041
IGPR PR HHZ A 75.1 96 55 EP- 1 18.32 12.31 12.01 0.00 0.30 0.62 0.031 0.55 85 3.49 Z
IGPR PR HH2 A 75.1 96 55 ES 1 26.86 20.85 21.38 0.00 -0.53* 0.62S 0.070
GCPR PR HHZ A 82.4 68 55 EP- 1 19.17 13.16 12.94 0.00 0.22 0.40 0.009 0.55 113 3.76 Z
GCPR PR HH1 A 82.4 68 55 ES 1 28.66 22.65 23.03 0.00 -0.38 0.40S 0.021
PDPR PR HHZ A 83.6 91 55 EP+ 1 19.18 13.17 13.08 0.00 0.09 0.36 0.010 0.55 110 3.74 Z
PDPR PR HH1 A 83.6 91 55 ES 1 28.58 22.57 23.28 0.00 -0.71* 0.26S 0.011
HUMP PR HHZ A102.4 83 55 EP+ 1 21.60 15.59 15.47 0.00 0.12 0.01 0.000 0.55 104 3.70 Z
HUMP PR HH2 A102.4 83 55 ES 1 32.86 26.85 27.54 0.00 -0.69* 0.01S 0.000
FAPR PR HHZ A123.7 80 55 EP+ 2 25.37 19.36 18.16 0.00 1.20* 0.00 0.000
FAPR PR HH1 A123.7 80 55 ES 2 39.96 33.95 32.32 0.00 1.63* 0.00S 0.000
MTP PR HHZ A133.3 87 55 EP- 1 27.53 21.52 19.39 0.00 2.13* 0.00 0.000 0.55 100 3.70 Z
MTP PR HH2 A133.3 87 55 ES 1 42.43 36.42 34.51 0.00 1.91* 0.00S 0.000
PCDR PR BHZ A174.1 288 55 EP- 3 33.94 27.93 24.54 0.00 3.39* 0.00 0.000
PCDR PR BHN A174.1 288 55 ES 3 53.77 47.76 43.68 0.00 4.08* 0.00S 0.000
STVI PR HHZ A199.2 79 55 EP- 3 36.88 30.87 27.72 0.00 3.15* 0.00 0.000 0.55 105 3.82 Z
STVI PR HH1 A199.2 79 55 ES 3 60.57 54.56 49.34 0.00 5.22* 0.00S 0.000
TBVI PR HHZ A235.5 79 55 EP- 3 41.50 35.49 32.31 0.00 3.18* 0.00 0.000
TBVI PR HH1 A235.5 79 55 ES 3 68.20 62.19 57.51 0.00 4.68* 0.00S 0.000
HMDR DR BHZ A283.9 288 55 EP- 3 47.59 41.58 38.44 0.00 3.14* 0.00 0.000
HMDR DR BHN A283.9 288 55 ES 3 79.96 73.95 68.42 0.00 5.53* 0.00S 0.000
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