From earthquakes of magnitude 4.8 and 4.37, with just three minutes of separation between the two, they shook the southwest area of Puerto Rico at 2:42 and 2:45 am today, Sunday. The Puerto Rico Seismic Network recorded the epicenter of both events in the southeast tip of the Guánica Municipality. A third tremor of magnitude … Read more
From earthquakes of magnitude 4.8 and 4.7, with just three minutes of separation between them, they shook the southwest area of Puerto Rico at 2:42 and 2:45 am today, Sunday, Although the Puerto Rico Seismic Network recorded the event of magnitude 4.8, the portal of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) captured a second magnitude … Read more
The Puerto Rico Seismic Network adjusted to 5.0 the magnitude of the tremor that was generated today at 10:45 a.m. 17.16 kilometers south-southeast of Guánica. There is no warning or threat of tsunami for Puerto Rico. According to the entity, the epicenter had a depth of 7 kilometers and was reported as felt throughout the … Read more
Three tremors were recorded tonight in the area known as the Mona Canyon, according to data from the Seismic Network. Another was reported in the Mona Passage. The first, and the strongest, had a magnitude of 4.2 and occurred at 8:02 p.m., 57 kilometers north, north-west of Desecheo. Its latitude was 18.8 degrees north and … Read more
Some associate it with a truck, others with a train that passes in a hurry, and few do not perceive it, but that noise that is heard seconds before a movement of earth responds to the sound that occurs after the fracture of the earth’s crust. This was established by the geologist and former director … Read more
Staff of the Puerto Rico Seismic Network posted on his Facebook portal An explanation of why the magnitude of a telluric movement changes over time. According to the entity, when a seismometer records an earthquake, the signal from the instruments is received by the automatic detection system. Then, an analyst performs a review with a … Read more
Given the risk it represents for residents of homes built on columns or stilts that are not resistant to earthquakes, the owners of that type of residence can still modify the structure of their homes to strengthen them in the face of a seismic event of greater magnitude. According to the engineer Ricardo López, expert … Read more
Since December 28, 1,800 tremors have been detected in the local region of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and, of these, 717 have been located in the southern regions of Puerto Rico and South of Puerto Rico, reported Friday Seismic network. The local region includes Puerto Rico, the North American and British Virgin Islands, … Read more
A quake of magnitude 4.2 occurred south of Puerto Rico tonight, reports the Seismic Network. According to data, the quake occurred at 7:07 p.m. at latitude 17.92 and longitude 66.84 with a depth of 5 kilometers. There is no warning, warning or tsunami surveillance. UPDATED 2019-12-31 19:07:42 There is no Warning, Warning or Tsunami Watch … Read more
The director of the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, Victor OrphanHe said that since last night over 150 earthquakes have been recorded, including seven that were felt in several areas of Puerto Rico, related, preliminary, to the Montalva Fault. According to the expert, the first of these events took place at 7:06 p.m. south of Guánica … Read more