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


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Event Details
Estimated Maximum Intensity: III in Lajas, PR
Date: August 07, 2026 04:48:01 UTC
August 07, 2026 00:48:01 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 4.99 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
12.37 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
32.54 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 3.56 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9575 Longitude: -66.9438
Depth: 10 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2026-08-07 07:30:36
ID: 20260807044801

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BULLETIN 1
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: August 07, 2026
LOCAL TIME: 00:48:01
LATITUDE: 17.9575 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9438 W
LOCATION: 5 Km Southwest of Guánica,PR
32.5 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 10 Km
MAGNITUDE: 3.56 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Lajas, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2026-08-07 07:30:44
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this minor earthquake was reported as felt in the Central region of Puerto Rico and the Southern region of Puerto Rico with a maximum intensity of III (Modified Mercalli Scale, MM). At the moment of generating this bulletin no damages has been reported, but given the size and location this can not be ruled out

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                            
2026-08-07  0448  1.17  17 57.45   66 56.63  10.85  0.15  0.39  0.48        3.56  3.56D III                            
                                                                                         SOURCE                        
NSTA NPHS  DMIN MODEL GAP ITR NFM NWR NWS NVR REMRKS-AVH  N.XMG-XMMAD-T   N.FMG-FMMAD-T  L F X                         
  48   48   7.1  PR1  178  15  21  29  14  42     Q  PPX   0.00  0.00     19.00  0.09 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         3.56  19.00  0.09 Z        3.56  19.00  0.09 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  7.1  74 140 IPU     3.61  2.44  2.38 0.00  0.06  1.71     0.303 0.58  73   3.09 Z                      
GBPR PR HH2  A  7.1  74 140 ES  1   5.59  4.42  4.24 0.00  0.18  0.85S    0.274                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 10.7 278 126 EP- 1   3.84  2.67  2.78 0.00 -0.11  0.85     0.095                                        
MLPR PR HH2  A 10.7 278 126 ES  1   5.97  4.80  4.95 0.00 -0.15  0.85S    0.199                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 18.4 288 107 IPU     4.82  3.65  3.84 0.00 -0.19  1.71     0.318 0.55  79   3.25 Z                      
CRPR PR HH1  A 18.4 288 107 ES  1   7.78  6.61  6.84 0.00 -0.23  0.85S    0.139                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 28.5 329  99 EP+ 1   6.68  5.51  5.35 0.00  0.16  0.85     0.047 0.58  99   3.50 Z                      
LSP  PR HH1  A 28.5 329  99 ES  1  10.18  9.01  9.52 0.00 -0.51* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 35.8 324  96 IPU     7.67  6.50  6.47 0.00  0.03  1.71     0.195 0.55  89   3.47 Z                      
PRSN PR HH2  A 35.8 324  96 ES  1  13.07 11.90 11.52 0.00  0.38  0.52S    0.053                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 37.0  75  96 IPU     7.68  6.51  6.65 0.00 -0.14  1.71     0.136 0.44  96   3.64 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A 37.0  75  96 ES  1  12.75 11.58 11.84 0.00 -0.26  0.85S    0.076                                        
UUPR PR HHZ  A 40.4  35  95 EP- 1   8.45  7.28  7.17 0.00  0.11  0.85     0.036 0.55 103   3.63 Z                      
UUPR PR HH2  A 40.4  35  95 ES  1  13.73 12.56 12.76 0.00 -0.20  0.85S    0.184                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 40.7  71  95 IPU     8.29  7.12  7.23 0.00 -0.11  1.71     0.125 0.55  96   3.56 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 40.7  71  95 ES  1  13.95 12.78 12.87 0.00 -0.09  0.85S    0.079                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 44.9 100  94 IPU     9.13  7.96  7.86 0.00  0.10  1.71     0.319 0.55  92   3.53 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 44.9 100  94 ES  1  15.40 14.23 13.99 0.00  0.24  0.85S    0.120                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 47.5  24  94 IPU     9.47  8.30  8.27 0.00  0.03  1.71     0.167 0.55  95   3.56 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 47.5  24  94 ES  1  15.77 14.60 14.72 0.00 -0.12  0.85S    0.209                                        
CVPR PR HNZ  A 50.6  68  94 EP+ 1   9.91  8.74  8.73 0.00  0.01  0.85     0.030 0.00  73   2.47XD                      
CVPR PR HN1  A 50.6  68  94 ES  1  16.60 15.43 15.54 0.00 -0.11  0.85S    0.082                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 59.2 343  66 IPU    11.37 10.20  9.96 0.00  0.24  1.64     0.292 0.55  83   3.45 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 59.2 343  66 ES  1  18.67 17.50 17.73 0.00 -0.23  0.82S    0.182                                        
EMPR PR HHZ  A 72.3  37  66 EP+ 1  13.88 12.71 11.81 0.00  0.90* 0.00     0.000 0.55  99   3.63 Z                      
EMPR PR HH2  A 72.3  37  66 ES  1  23.19 22.02 21.02 0.00  1.00* 0.00S    0.000                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 73.3  56  66 EP- 1  13.26 12.09 11.96 0.00  0.13  0.56     0.029 0.55 110   3.72 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 73.3  56  66 ES  1  22.23 21.06 21.29 0.00 -0.23  0.56S    0.063                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 75.5  83  66 IPU    13.46 12.29 12.27 0.00  0.02  1.02     0.149 0.00  91   2.70 Z                      
ASPR PR HH2  A 75.5  83  66 ES  1  22.77 21.60 21.84 0.00 -0.24  0.51S    0.064                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 88.7  89  55 EP+ 1  15.47 14.30 13.94 0.00  0.36  0.15     0.005 0.55 102   3.67 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 88.7  89  55 ES  1  25.93 24.76 24.81 0.00 -0.05  0.19S    0.014                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 97.8  85  55 EP+ 1  16.76 15.59 15.10 0.00  0.49  0.00     0.000 0.55 101   3.67 Z                      
PDPR PR HH1  A 97.8  85  55 ES  1  29.12 27.95 26.88 0.00  1.07* 0.00S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 99.0  66  55 EP+ 1  16.98 15.81 15.25 0.00  0.56* 0.00     0.000 0.55  96   3.63 Z                      
GCPR PR HH1  A 99.0  66  55 ES  1  27.57 26.40 27.15 0.00 -0.74* 0.00S    0.000                                        
FAPR PR HHZ  A139.2  77  55 EP- 1  23.26 22.09 20.34 0.00  1.75* 0.00     0.000 0.55  85   3.56 Z                      
FAPR PR HH2  A139.2  77  55 ES  1  39.53 38.36 36.21 0.00  2.15* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PCDR PR BHZ  A164.1 293  55 EP+ 1  26.31 25.14 23.48 0.00  1.66* 0.00     0.000 0.55 113   3.85 Z                      
PCDR PR BHN  A164.1 293  55 ES  1  45.46 44.29 41.79 0.00  2.50* 0.00S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A180.0  77  55 EP- 1  29.74 28.57 25.50 0.00  3.07* 0.00     0.000 0.55 101   3.76 Z                      
CUPR PR HH1  A180.0  77  55 ES  1  50.79 49.62 45.39 0.00  4.23* 0.00S    0.000                                        
   6 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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