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Earthquake Information


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: I
Date: May 16, 2026 04:21:31 UTC
May 16, 2026 00:21:31 Hora Local
Region: Septentrional Fault Zone
Distances: 18.06 Km Northeast of Punta Cana,DR
40.45 Km North-Northeast of Higüey,DR
168.83 Km West-Northwest of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 4.09 Md
Location: Latitude: 18.8978 Longitude: -68.4733
Depth: 58 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2026-05-16 01:36:40
ID: 20260516042131

Epicentral Map

Technical Information

YEAR MO DA  --ORIGIN--  --LAT N-  --LON W--  DEPTH   RMS   ERH   ERZ  XMAG  FMAG  PMAG  INT                            
2026-05-16  0421 31.59  18 53.87   68 28.40  58.01  0.35  2.29  2.81        4.09  4.09D                                
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  51   51  42.4  PR1  161  17  26  22   4  47     Q  PPT   0.00  0.00     22.00  0.16 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         4.09  22.00  0.16 Z        4.09  22.00  0.16 D                                                

REGION= Septentrional Fault Zone                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
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  
HIDR DR BHZ  A 42.4 218 140 IPD    41.81 10.22 10.02 0.00  0.20  3.00     0.487 0.00  98   2.79 Z                      
HIDR DR BHN  A 42.4 218 140 ES  1  49.52 17.93 17.84 0.00  0.09  1.50S    0.310                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A 43.5 167 140 IPU    41.30  9.71 10.11 0.00 -0.40  3.00     0.270 0.55  95   3.62 Z                      
PCDR PR BHE  A 43.5 167 140 ES  1  49.71 18.12 18.00 0.00  0.12  1.50S    0.447                                        
SMDR PR BHZ  A 86.8 301 119 IPU    45.94 14.35 14.39 0.00 -0.04  3.00     0.934 0.00 132   3.11 Z                      
SMDR PR BHE  A 86.8 301 119 ES  3  58.16 26.57 25.61 0.00  0.96* 0.30S    0.035                                        
HMDR DR BHZ  A 96.5 263 116 EP- 3  48.66 17.07 15.46 0.00  1.61* 0.23     0.011                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A151.4 108 106 EP+ 1  53.25 21.66 21.95 0.00 -0.29  1.50     0.130 0.55 124   3.98 Z                      
AGPR PR HH1  A151.4 108 106 ES  1  70.62 39.03 39.07 0.00 -0.04  1.50S    0.569                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A159.2 118 105 EP+ 1  54.47 22.88 22.90 0.00 -0.02  1.48     0.130 0.55 109   3.88 Z                      
LSP  PR HHZ  A166.9 118 104 EP+ 1  55.04 23.45 23.83 0.00 -0.38  1.44     0.131 0.58 139   4.08 Z                      
CRPR PR HHZ  A174.6 124 104 EP- 1  55.99 24.40 24.78 0.00 -0.38  1.39     0.171 0.55 148   4.17 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A174.6 124 104 ES  1  77.72 46.13 44.11 0.00  2.02* 0.03S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A191.4 108 102 EP+ 1  58.62 27.03 26.85 0.00  0.18  1.21     0.088 0.55 171   4.32 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A191.4 108 102 ES  1  82.34 50.75 47.79 0.00  2.96* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GBPR PR HHZ  A197.0 120 102 EP- 1  59.82 28.23 27.53 0.00  0.70* 1.14     0.108 0.58 147   4.17 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A197.0 120 102 ES  1  83.76 52.17 49.00 0.00  3.17* 0.00S    0.000                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A198.4 110 102 EP+ 3  58.34 26.75 27.71 0.00 -0.96* 0.22     0.003 0.55 145   4.18 Z                      
UUPR PR HH1  A198.4 110 102 ES  1  84.67 53.08 49.32 0.00  3.76* 0.00S    0.000                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A210.3 102 101 EP+ 1  61.67 30.08 29.18 0.00  0.90* 0.94     0.062 0.55 127   4.07 Z                      
EMPR PR HH1  A210.3 102 101 ES  1  86.48 54.89 51.94 0.00  2.95* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A219.8 114 101 EP+ 1  62.90 31.31 30.37 0.00  0.94* 0.79     0.045 0.55 129   4.10 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A219.8 114 101 ES  1  90.13 58.54 54.06 0.00  4.48* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CVPR PR HNZ  A225.7 112 100 EP+ 3  64.88 33.29 31.09 0.00  2.20* 0.00     0.000                                        
CVPR PR HN1  A225.7 112 100 ES  3  90.00 58.41 55.34 0.00  3.07* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A231.8 105 100 EP+ 1  64.35 32.76 31.86 0.00  0.90* 0.60     0.024 0.55 145   4.22 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A231.8 105 100 ES  1  91.15 59.56 56.71 0.00  2.85* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A234.2 118 100 EP+ 1  65.24 33.65 32.16 0.00  1.49* 0.54     0.026 0.55  92   3.80 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A234.2 118 100 ES  3  94.94 63.35 57.24 0.00  6.11* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A255.3 111  99 EP+ 1  67.32 35.73 34.79 0.00  0.94* 0.27     0.005 0.00 130   3.29 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A255.3 111  99 ES  3  96.45 64.86 61.93 0.00  2.93* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A260.5 104  99 EP+ 1  67.05 35.46 35.44 0.00  0.02  0.21     0.003 0.55 117   4.05 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A260.5 104  99 ES  3  96.41 64.82 63.08 0.00  1.74* 0.02S    0.000                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A270.5 112  98 EP+ 1  69.25 37.66 36.69 0.00  0.97* 0.11     0.001 0.55 124   4.12 Z                      
PDPR PR HHZ  A276.7 110  98 EP+ 1  69.63 38.04 37.46 0.00  0.58* 0.07     0.000 0.55 129   4.16 Z                      
PDPR PR HH2  A276.7 110  98 ES  3  99.43 67.84 66.68 0.00  1.16* 0.01S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A306.9 103  97 EP+ 3  73.81 42.22 41.24 0.00  0.98* 0.00     0.000                                        
FAPR PR HH1  A306.9 103  97 ES  3 104.67 73.08 73.41 0.00 -0.33  0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A343.2 100  96 EP+ 3  76.24 44.65 45.80 0.00 -1.15* 0.00     0.000 0.55 135   4.27 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A343.2 100  96 ES  3 109.46 77.87 81.52 0.00 -3.65* 0.00S    0.000                                        
STVI PR HHZ  A376.2  98  96 EP+ 3  80.82 49.23 49.95 0.00 -0.72* 0.00     0.000 0.55 137   4.34 Z                      
STVI PR HH1  A376.2  98  96 ES  3 117.78 86.19 88.91 0.00 -2.72* 0.00S    0.000                                        
TBVI PR HHZ  A410.2  96  95 EP+ 3  84.90 53.31 54.23 0.00 -0.92* 0.00     0.000                                        
CDVI PR HHZ  A412.3 107  95 EP+ 3  87.85 56.26 54.50 0.00  1.76* 0.00     0.000 0.55 128   4.34 Z                      
CDVI PR HH1  A412.3 107  95 ES  3 130.63 99.04 97.01 0.00  2.03* 0.00S    0.000                                        
VGBI PR HHZ  A432.1  95  95 EP+ 3  87.36 55.77 57.00 0.00 -1.23* 0.00     0.000 0.00 129   3.52 Z                      
VGBI PR HH1  A432.1  95  95 ES  3 130.11 98.52101.46 0.00 -2.94* 0.00S    0.000                                        
   4 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.