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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: II in Peñuelas, PR
Date: April 01, 2026 05:44:29 UTC
April 01, 2026 01:44:29 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.88 Km Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
6.93 Km South-Southeast of Peñuelas,PR
15.86 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
Magnitude: 2.49 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.019 Longitude: -66.7518
Depth: 12 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2026-04-01 12:21:16
ID: 20260401054429

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: April 01, 2026
LOCAL TIME: 01:44:29
LATITUDE: 18.019 N
LONGITUDE: 66.7518 W
LOCATION: 5.9 Km Southeast of Guayanilla,PR
15.9 Km West-Southeast of Ponce,PR
DEPTH: 12 Km
MAGNITUDE: 2.49 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Peñuelas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2026-04-01 12:21:22
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Peñuelas 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.

Technical Information

YEAR MO DA  --ORIGIN--  --LAT N-  --LON W--  DEPTH   RMS   ERH   ERZ  XMAG  FMAG  PMAG  INT
2026-04-01  0544 29.12  18  1.14   66 45.11  12.82  0.16  0.27  0.30        2.49  2.49D  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
24   48   4.2  PR1  130      24  46  24  46     Q  A1               N      15 0.084 D  Y Y N

XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
2.49     15 0.084 D

Event_ID= 71512078
Region= South Region of Puerto Rico      
Comment= Revision: 2026-04-01T13:47:48.15

STA NET COM LOC 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
GYN1 PR HNZ --   A  4.2 271 159 IPD 0  31.59  2.47  2.44    0  0.03 0.17  J   mr          
GYN1 PR HNE --   A  4.2 271 159 ES? 1  33.29  4.17  4.34    0 -0.17 0.09  J   mr          
YAC2 PR HNZ --   A 11.1 272 132 EPD 1  32.38  3.26  3.05    0  0.21 0.09  J   mr          
YAC2 PR HNN --   A 11.1 272 132 ES? 1  35.37  6.25  5.43    0  0.82 0.00  J   mr          
GBPR PR HHZ 00   A 14.2 250 124 IPD 0  32.55  3.43  3.43    0     0 0.17  J   mr 0.87  26 1 2.20 Z
GBPR PR HH1 00   A 14.2 250 124 ES? 1  35.19  6.07  6.11    0 -0.04 0.09  J   mr          
CELP PR HHZ 00   A 19.1  71 114 IPD 0  33.28  4.16  4.09    0  0.07 0.17  J   mr 0.55  25 1 2.21 Z
CELP PR HH1 00   A 19.1  71 114 ES? 1  36.29  7.17  7.28    0 -0.11 0.09  J   mr          
UUPR PR HHZ 00   A 25.8   7 106 IPU 0  34.34  5.22  5.07    0  0.15 0.17  J   mr 0.55  28 1 2.36 Z
UUPR PR HH1 00   A 25.8   7 106 ES? 1  37.95  8.83  9.02    0 -0.19 0.09  J   mr          
UTD2 PR HNZ --   A 25.9   6 106 IPU 0  34.31  5.19  5.10    0  0.09 0.17  J   mr          
UTD2 PR HNN --   A 25.9   6 106 ES? 1  37.84  8.72  9.08    0 -0.36 0.09  J   mr          
JND1 PR HNZ --   A 27.0  74 105 IPD 0  34.34  5.22  5.25    0 -0.03 0.17  J   mr          
JND1 PR HNE --   A 27.0  74 105 ES? 1  38.19  9.07  9.35    0 -0.28 0.09  J   mr          
ICMP PR HHZ 00   A 27.7 121 105 IPU 0  34.48  5.36  5.36    0     0 0.17  J   mr 0.55    
ICMP PR HH2 00   A 27.7 121 105 ES? 1  38.39  9.27  9.54    0 -0.27 0.09  J   mr          
MRC1 PR HNZ --   A 30.1 307 103 IPU 0  34.75  5.63  5.72    0 -0.09 0.17  J   mr          
MRC1 PR HNN --   A 30.1 307 103 ES? 1  39.06  9.94 10.18    0 -0.24 0.09  J   mr          
MLPR PR HHZ 00   A 31.1 259 103 IPD 0  34.90  5.78  5.87    0 -0.09 0.17  J   mr 0.55  30 1 2.45 Z
MLPR PR HH2 00   A 31.1 259 103 ES? 1  39.05  9.93 10.45    0 -0.52 0.03  J   mr          
ISPR PR HNZ 00   A 31.9 283 102 EPD 1  35.45  6.33  6.00    0  0.33 0.09  J   mr          
ISPR PR HN1 00   A 31.9 283 102 ES? 1  40.10 10.98 10.68    0   0.3 0.09  J   mr          
AOPR PR HHZ 00   A 35.8 359 100 IPU 0  35.84  6.72  6.59    0  0.13 0.17  J   mr 0.55  38 1 2.70 Z
AOPR PR HH2 00   A 35.8 359 100 ES? 1  40.52 11.40 11.73    0 -0.33 0.09  J   mr          
CRPR PR HHZ 00   A 37.5 267  66 EPD 1  35.84  6.72  6.84    0 -0.12 0.09  J   mr 0.55  30 1 2.49 Z
CRPR PR HH2 00   A 37.5 267  66 ES? 1  40.94 11.82 12.18    0 -0.36 0.09  J   mr          
LSP PR HHZ 00   A 38.9 296  66 EPU 1  36.13  7.01  7.05    0 -0.04 0.09  J   mr 0.87  29 1 2.45 Z
LSP PR HH1 00   A 38.9 296  66 ES? 1  41.41 12.29 12.55    0 -0.26 0.09  J   mr          
HRM1 PR HNZ --   A 41.5 288  66 EPU 1  36.57  7.45  7.42    0  0.03 0.09  J   mr          
HRM1 PR HNE --   A 41.5 288  66 ES? 1  42.25 13.13 13.21    0 -0.08 0.09  J   mr          
PRSN PR HHZ 00   A 46.5 298  66 EPD 1  37.31  8.19  8.12    0  0.07 0.09  J   mr 0.55  33 1 2.60 Z
PRSN PR HH1 00   A 46.5 298  66 ES? 1  43.57 14.45 14.45    0     0 0.09  J   mr          
BRR1 PR HNZ --   A 50.4  68  66 EPU 1  37.77  8.65  8.68    0 -0.03 0.09  J   mr          
BRR1 PR HNE --   A 50.4  68  66 ES? 1  43.96 14.84 15.45    0 -0.61 0.00  J   mr          
ECPR PR HHZ 00   A 52.2  50  66 IPU 0  38.22  9.10  8.95    0  0.15 0.17  J   mr 0.55  29 1 2.49 Z
ECPR PR HH2 00   A 52.2  50  66 ES? 1  44.55 15.43 15.93    0  -0.5 0.04  J   mr          
ASPR PR HHZ 00   A 54.2  88  66 IPD 0  38.28  9.16  9.22    0 -0.06 0.17  J   mr       31 1 2.55 Z
ASPR PR HH1 00   A 54.2  88  66 ES? 1  45.01 15.89 16.41    0 -0.52 0.03  J   mr          
AGPR PR HHZ 00   A 61.8 322  66 IPU 0  39.99 10.87 10.31    0  0.56 0.01  J   mr 0.55  25 1 2.36 Z
AGPR PR HH2 00   A 61.8 322  66 ES? 1  47.93 18.81 18.35    0  0.46 0.06  J   mr          
SJG IU BHZ 00   A 63.7  80  66 EPD 1  39.66 10.54 10.59    0 -0.05 0.08  J   mr 0.00  29 1 2.50 Z
SJG IU BH2 00   A 63.7  80  66 ES? 1  47.59 18.47 18.85    0 -0.38 0.08  J   mr          
IGPR PR HHZ 00   A 67.8  94  66 IPU 0  40.46 11.34 11.16    0  0.18 0.13  J   mr 0.55  33 1 2.62 Z
IGPR PR HH2 00   A 67.8  94  66 ES? 1  48.96 19.84 19.86    0 -0.02 0.07  J   mr          
PDPR PR HHZ 00   A 76.4  89  55 IPU 0  41.64 12.52 12.32    0   0.2 0.09  J   mr 0.55  31 1 2.58 Z
PDPR PR HH2 00   A 76.4  89  55 ES? 1  50.57 21.45 21.93    0 -0.48 0.03  J   mr          
GCPR PR HHZ 00   A 76.7  65  55 IPU 0  41.76 12.64 12.36    0  0.28 0.09  J   mr 0.55  30 1 2.55 Z
GCPR PR HH2 00   A 76.7  65  55 ES? 1  51.03 21.91 22.00    0 -0.09 0.05  J   mr

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