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| Event Details | |
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| Estimated Maximum Intensity: | II in St. Thomas, USVI |
| Date: |
May 17, 2026 22:31:11 UTC May 17, 2026 18:31:11 Hora Local |
| Region: | Sombrero Seismic Zone |
| Distances: |
63.39 Km North of Anegada,BVI 91.9 Km North of Virgin Gorda,BVI 221.27 Km East-Northeast of San Juan,PR |
| Magnitude: | 3.89 Md |
| Location: | Latitude: 19.3051 Longitude: -64.2696 |
| Depth: | 29 Km |
| Tsunami Warning Level: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Issued Date & Time | 2026-05-17 20:08:44 |
| ID: | 20260517223112 |
Epicentral Map
| BULLETIN 2 Seismic Event/Tsunami |
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| DATE: | May 17, 2026 |
| LOCAL TIME: | 18:31:11 |
| LATITUDE: | 19.3051 N |
| LONGITUDE: | 64.2696 W |
| LOCATION: |
63.4 Km North of Anegada,BVI
221.3 Km East-Northeast of San Juan,PR |
| DEPTH: | 29 Km |
| MAGNITUDE: | 3.89 Md |
| ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: | II in St. Thomas, USVI |
| TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: | No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| DATE & ISSUED TIME | 2026-05-17 20:08:55 |
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The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this
minor earthquake was reported as
felt in St. Thomas 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
2026-05-17 2231 11.42 19 18.31 64 16.18 29.21 0.35 2.29 26.25 3.89 3.89D 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
42 42 153.6 PR1 239 15 22 30 13 42 Q- PPI 0.00 0.00 17.00 0.13 D
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T
3.89 17.00 0.13 Z 3.89 17.00 0.13 D
REGION= Sombrero Seismic 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
VGBI PR HHZ A 91.3 189 98 EP+ 2 23.95 12.53 13.71 0.00 -1.18* 0.00 0.000 0.00 92 2.73 Z
VGBI PR HH2 A 91.3 189 98 ES 2 33.12 21.70 24.40 0.00 -2.70* 0.00S 0.000
TBVI PR HHZ A104.7 201 96 EP+ 2 25.28 13.86 15.39 0.00 -1.53* 0.00 0.000 0.00 91 2.74 Z
TBVI PR HH1 A104.7 201 96 ES 2 35.41 23.99 27.39 0.00 -3.40* 0.00S 0.000
STVI PR HHZ A127.9 215 95 EP+ 2 28.32 16.90 18.32 0.00 -1.42* 0.00 0.000 0.55 98 3.69 Z
STVI PR HH1 A127.9 215 95 ES 2 40.62 29.20 32.61 0.00 -3.41* 0.00S 0.000
CUPR PR HHZ A153.6 225 94 IPU 32.26 20.84 21.56 0.00 -0.72* 1.67 0.595 0.55 86 3.60 Z
CUPR PR HH1 A153.6 225 94 ES 2 47.76 36.34 38.38 0.00 -2.04* 0.00S 0.000
FAPR PR HHZ A189.5 231 93 EP+ 1 37.00 25.58 26.09 0.00 -0.51* 0.83 0.043 0.55 84 3.61 Z
FAPR PR HH1 A189.5 231 93 ES 1 58.09 46.67 46.44 0.00 0.23 0.83S 0.225
GCPR PR HHZ A220.7 241 92 EP+ 2 40.51 29.09 30.05 0.00 -0.96* 0.11 0.000 0.55 95 3.76 Z
GCPR PR HH1 A220.7 241 92 ES 2 63.69 52.27 53.49 0.00 -1.22* 0.00S 0.000
PDPR PR HHZ A233.4 233 92 EP+ 1 43.07 31.65 31.65 0.00 0.00 0.83 0.022 0.55 114 3.94 Z
PDPR PR HH2 A233.4 233 92 ES 1 68.35 56.93 56.34 0.00 0.59* 0.83S 0.164
IGPR PR HHZ A244.1 233 92 EP+ 1 44.44 33.02 33.00 0.00 0.02 0.83 0.025 0.55 107 3.89 Z
ECPR PR HHZ A246.2 245 92 IPU 44.61 33.19 33.27 0.00 -0.08 1.67 0.121 0.55 108 3.91 Z
ECPR PR HH1 A246.2 245 92 ES 1 70.10 58.68 59.22 0.00 -0.54* 0.83S 0.075
ASPR PR HHZ A250.9 237 92 IPU 45.05 33.63 33.86 0.00 -0.23 1.67 0.084 0.00 97 2.96 Z
ASPR PR HH1 A250.9 237 92 ES 1 71.55 60.13 60.27 0.00 -0.14 0.83S 0.129
EMPR PR HHZ A255.2 250 92 IPU 45.87 34.45 34.40 0.00 0.05 1.67 0.199 0.55 108 3.92 Z
EMPR PR HH1 A255.2 250 92 ES 1 72.82 61.40 61.23 0.00 0.17 0.83S 0.082
CELP PR HHZ A279.2 242 92 EP+ 1 48.74 37.32 37.44 0.00 -0.12 0.83 0.024 0.55 111 3.97 Z
CELP PR HH1 A279.2 242 92 ES 1 77.82 66.40 66.64 0.00 -0.24 0.83S 0.098
AOPR PR HHZ A282.6 249 92 EP+ 1 48.96 37.54 37.87 0.00 -0.33 0.83 0.035 0.55 112 3.98 Z
AOPR PR HH2 A282.6 249 92 ES 1 79.04 67.62 67.41 0.00 0.21 0.83S 0.056
GBPR PR HHZ A312.3 243 91 IPU 53.39 41.97 41.64 0.00 0.33 1.67 0.138 0.58 127 4.10 Z
GBPR PR HH1 A312.3 243 91 ES 1 85.85 74.43 74.12 0.00 0.31 0.83S 0.128
AGPR PR HHZ A313.5 254 91 IPU 52.97 41.55 41.79 0.00 -0.24 1.67 0.212 0.55 106 3.96 Z
AGPR PR HH2 A313.5 254 91 ES 1 85.79 74.37 74.39 0.00 -0.02 0.83S 0.060
LSP PR HHZ A322.3 248 91 EP+ 1 54.15 42.73 42.90 0.00 -0.17 0.83 0.035
LSP PR HH1 A322.3 248 91 ES 1 88.48 77.06 76.36 0.00 0.70* 0.83S 0.077
PRSN PR HHZ A326.3 249 91 IPU 55.38 43.96 43.41 0.00 0.55* 1.67 0.148
PRSN PR HH2 A326.3 249 91 ES 1 88.48 77.06 77.27 0.00 -0.21 0.83S 0.072
CRPR PR HHZ A332.4 245 91 IPU 55.58 44.16 44.19 0.00 -0.03 1.66 0.155 0.55 129 4.16 Z
CRPR PR HH1 A332.4 245 91 ES 1 90.26 78.84 78.66 0.00 0.18 0.83S 0.124
ABD WI BHZ A430.3 136 91 IPU 68.38 56.96 56.60 0.00 0.36 1.22 0.460
ABD WI BHN A430.3 136 91 ES 1 113.36101.94100.75 0.00 1.19* 0.00S 0.000
PCDR PR BHZ A442.2 260 91 EP+ 2 68.49 57.07 58.11 0.00 -1.04* 0.02 0.000
DSD WI BHZ A474.6 133 91 IPU 73.51 62.09 62.22 0.00 -0.13 0.87 0.235
DSD WI BHE A474.6 133 91 ES 1 121.91110.49110.75 0.00 -0.26 0.44S 0.163
HMDR DR BHZ A541.7 265 91 EP+ 2 80.95 69.53 70.75 0.00 -1.22* 0.00 0.000 0.00 157 3.83 Z
HMDR DR BHN A541.7 265 91 ES 2 131.85120.43125.93 0.00 -5.51* 0.00S 0.000
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