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BULLETIN 1
SEISMIC EVENT/TSUNAMI
 
DATE: August 19, 2018
LOCAL TIME:21:14:53
LATITUDE:18.3433 N
LONGITUDE:66.529 W
LOCATION:4.2 Km East-Southeast of Florida,PR
17.5 Km East-Southeast of Arecibo,PR
DEPTH:16 Km
MAGNITUDE:2.68 Md
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INTENSITY: II in Vega Baja, PR

TSUNAMI WARNING LEVEL: No Warning, Advisory or Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
ISSUED DATE AND TIME: 2018-08-19 22:05:22

The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN) received information that this micro earthquake was reported as felt in the Central region of Puerto Rico 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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