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 Guánica, PR
Date: September 19, 2026 04:49:08 UTC
September 19, 2026 00:49:08 Hora Local
Region: South Region of Puerto Rico
Distances: 5.36 Km South-Southeast of Guánica,PR
13.63 Km East-Southeast of Lajas,PR
33.88 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
Magnitude: 2.95 Md
Location: Latitude: 17.9478 Longitude: -66.9363
Depth: 7 Km
Tsunami Warning Level: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Issued Date & Time 2026-09-19 02:27:33
ID: 20260919044908

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BULLETIN 2
Seismic Event/Tsunami
DATE: September 19, 2026
LOCAL TIME: 00:49:08
LATITUDE: 17.9478 N
LONGITUDE: 66.9363 W
LOCATION: 5.4 Km South-Southeast of Guánica,PR
33.9 Km South-Southeast of Mayagüez,PR
DEPTH: 7 Km
MAGNITUDE: 2.95 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: III in Guánica, PR
TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
DATE & ISSUED TIME 2026-09-19 02:27:43
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in Guánica and Sabana Grande 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                            
2026-09-19  0449  8.42  17 56.87   66 56.18   7.40  0.16  0.48  0.24        2.95  2.95D 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                         
  40   40   6.7  PR1  184  15  16  26  12  32     Q  PPZ   0.00  0.00     19.00  0.22 D                                
                                                                                                                       
XMAG2-N.XMG2-XMMAD-T-S  FMAG2-N.FMG2-FMMAD-T-S  PREF.MAG-N.PMAG-PRMAD-T                                                
                         2.95  19.00  0.22 Z        2.95  19.00  0.22 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  6.7  63 134 EP- 1  10.27  1.85  1.95 0.00 -0.10  1.29     0.221 0.58  20   1.91 Z                      
GBPR PR HH1  A  6.7  63 134 ES  1  11.79  3.37  3.47 0.00 -0.10  1.29S    0.554                                        
MLPR PR HHZ  A 11.7 282 118 EP+ 1  11.02  2.60  2.68 0.00 -0.08  1.29     0.210 0.55  24   2.13 Z                      
MLPR PR HH1  A 11.7 282 118 ES  1  13.18  4.76  4.77 0.00 -0.01  1.29S    0.351                                        
CRPR PR HHZ  A 19.5 290  57 EP+ 1  12.19  3.77  3.99 0.00 -0.22  1.29     0.164 0.55  22   2.09 Z                      
CRPR PR HH2  A 19.5 290  57 ES  1  15.26  6.84  7.10 0.00 -0.26  1.29S    0.282                                        
LSP  PR HHZ  A 29.8 328  57 EP+ 1  13.97  5.55  5.57 0.00 -0.02  1.29     0.073 0.58  37   2.61 Z                      
LSP  PR HH2  A 29.8 328  57 ES  1  18.78 10.36  9.91 0.00  0.45  0.57S    0.045                                        
OBIP PR HHZ  A 36.5  73  57 EP- 1  14.83  6.41  6.61 0.00 -0.20  1.29     0.093 0.44  68   3.33 Z                      
OBIP PR HH2  A 36.5  73  57 ES  1  20.06 11.64 11.77 0.00 -0.13  1.29S    0.146                                        
PRSN PR HHZ  A 37.1 324  57 EP+ 1  15.17  6.75  6.70 0.00  0.05  1.29     0.076 0.55  45   2.85 Z                      
PRSN PR HH1  A 37.1 324  57 ES  1  20.27 11.85 11.93 0.00 -0.08  1.29S    0.221                                        
CELP PR HHZ  A 40.3  69  57 EP- 1  15.50  7.08  7.20 0.00 -0.12  1.29     0.082 0.55  49   2.95 Z                      
CELP PR HH1  A 40.3  69  57 ES  1  21.17 12.75 12.82 0.00 -0.07  1.29S    0.138                                        
ICMP PR HHZ  A 43.9  98  57 EP+ 1  16.41  7.99  7.75 0.00  0.24  1.29     0.218 0.55  45   2.88 Z                      
ICMP PR HH1  A 43.9  98  57 ES  1  22.91 14.49 13.80 0.00  0.69* 0.00S    0.000                                        
AOPR PR HHZ  A 48.2  23  57 EP+ 1  16.75  8.33  8.40 0.00 -0.07  1.29     0.063 0.55  51   3.00 Z                      
AOPR PR HH2  A 48.2  23  57 ES  1  23.07 14.65 14.95 0.00 -0.30  1.29S    0.286                                        
CVPR PR HNZ  A 50.2  67  57 EP+ 1  17.24  8.82  8.72 0.00  0.10  1.29     0.077 0.00  44   2.01XD                      
CVPR PR HN2  A 50.2  67  57 ES  1  23.93 15.51 15.52 0.00 -0.01  1.29S    0.136                                        
AGPR PR HHZ  A 60.4 343  57 EP+ 1  18.95 10.53 10.29 0.00  0.24  1.22     0.063 0.55  51   3.01 Z                      
AGPR PR HH2  A 60.4 343  57 ES  1  26.89 18.47 18.32 0.00  0.15  1.22S    0.254                                        
ECPR PR HHZ  A 73.3  55  50 EP- 1  20.59 12.17 12.19 0.00 -0.02  0.85     0.027 0.55  59   3.16 Z                      
ECPR PR HH1  A 73.3  55  50 ES  1  30.01 21.59 21.70 0.00 -0.11  0.85S    0.061                                        
ASPR PR HHZ  A 74.9  83  50 EP+ 1  20.88 12.46 12.42 0.00  0.04  0.79     0.053 0.00  71   2.47 Z                      
ASPR PR HH1  A 74.9  83  50 ES  1  30.52 22.10 22.11 0.00 -0.01  0.79S    0.084                                        
IGPR PR HHZ  A 87.9  88  44 EP+ 1  22.93 14.51 14.17 0.00  0.34  0.31     0.010 0.55  56   3.12 Z                      
IGPR PR HH1  A 87.9  88  44 ES  1  34.57 26.15 25.22 0.00  0.93* 0.00S    0.000                                        
PDPR PR HHZ  A 97.1  85  44 EP+ 1  24.17 15.75 15.34 0.00  0.41  0.05     0.000 0.55  58   3.17 Z                      
PDPR PR HH1  A 97.1  85  44 ES  1  35.60 27.18 27.31 0.00 -0.13  0.07S    0.000                                        
GCPR PR HHZ  A 98.7  65  44 EP+ 1  24.30 15.88 15.54 0.00  0.34  0.05     0.000 0.55  64   3.26 Z                      
GCPR PR HH2  A 98.7  65  44 ES  1  36.29 27.87 27.66 0.00  0.21  0.05S    0.000                                        
CUPR PR HHZ  A179.5  76  44 EP+ 4  36.71 28.29 25.76 0.00  2.53X                0.55  67   3.39 Z                      
STVI PR HHZ  A214.3  77  44 EP- 4  42.34 33.92 30.17 0.00  3.75X                0.55  77   3.55 Z                      
HMDR DR BHZ  A274.7 291  44 EP- 4  50.67 42.25 37.81 0.00  4.44X                0.00  86   2.86 Z                      
VGBI PR HHZ  A274.7  76  44 EP- 4  49.81 41.39 37.82 0.00  3.57X                0.00  78   2.78 Z                      
   4 UNWEIGHTED STATIONS NOT PRINTED.                                                                                  

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