1. TSUNAMI READY PROGRAM ZONAS SISMICAS Victor A. Huérfano MAPA DE INUNDACION Aurelio Mercado

2. ZONAS SISMICAS Y SISMICIDAD LOCAL

3. BACKGROUND Puerto Rico Dominican Rep. HaitiJamaica Cuba Virgin Islands Lesser Antilles Trinidad

4. PLATE BOUNDARIES Cocos Plate Caribbean Plate South America Plate North America Plate Puerto Rico Trench Muertos Trough Anegada Passage 19ºN Fault Zone Septentrional Fault Mona Canyon

5. 1787 1670 1943 1867 1918 1946 1867 17 casualties 1918 40 (100) casualties 1946 100 (1790) casualties 1692 2000 (???) casualties 1780 300 (???) casualties 1842 300 (???) casualties 1564 1770 Shepherd, et al, (1992) 1670 MM = VII, San Germán y San Juan 1787 M @7-8,MM = VII-VIII, Costa Norte, Este y Oeste 1867 M =7.3, MM = VIII, Islas Vírgenes, Tsunami 20’ 1918 M = 7.3, MM = VIII, Área Oeste de PR, Tsunami 20’ 1943 M = 7.5, MM = V, Noreste de Puerto Rico Soufriere Kick’em Jenny EARTHQUAKES, TSUNAMIS and Active Volcanoes

6. MEDICIONES DE GPS Jansma, 2000

7. TSUNAMIS EN PUERTO RICO IntensityH (m) I-V< 1.0 VI2.0 VII-VIII4.0 IX-X8.0 XI16.0 XII32.0 Puerto Rico Trench Septentrional Fault Zone Mona Canyon Muertos Trough Anegada Passage Sombrero Seismic Zone 19ºN Fault Zone VI Basin

8. CARIBBEAN PLATE PUERTO RICO PLACAS TECTONICAS: Sismicidad Mundial

9. Clinton, Cua, Huèrfano, von Hillebrandt and Martinez (2006)

10. DISTRIBUCION LOCAL DE SISMICIDAD Clinton, Cua, Huèrfano, von Hillebrandt and Martinez (2006)

11. (J. Joyce) (ten Brink) (P. Dillon) PUERTO RICO FAULT SYSTEMS

12. || ( Masson and Scanlon ) PUERTO RICO FAULT SYSTEMS

13. || ( D. Larue ) PUERTO RICO FAULT SYSTEMS

14. (N. Grindlay )

15. PUERTO RICO FAULT SYSTEMS (W. McCann )

18. ZONAS SISMICAS Y MODELAJE NUMERICO PRT-A Segments: 24 Maximum M: 8.0 Recurrence T: 3800 PRT-B Segments: 27 Maximum M: 8.0 Recurrence T: 3800 19ºN Segments: 16 Maximum M: 7.6 Recurrence T: 3300 SOMBRERO SZ Segments: 24 Maximum M: 7.7 Recurrence T: 1200 ANEGADA P. Segments: 28 Maximum M: 7.7 Recurrence T: 3700 LEEWARD LZ. Segments: 11 Maximum M: 7.0 Recurrence T: 3000 MUERTOS T. Segments: 28 Maximum M: 7.7 Recurrence T: 3700 SEPTENTRIONAL F. Segments: 14 Maximum M: 7.8 (ref) Recurrence T: 1900 MONA CANYON Segments: 24 Maximum M: 7.5 Recurrence T: 2000 EASTERN DR. Segments: 9 Maximum M: 7.2 Recurrence T: 800 SOUTHWESTERN Segments: 36 Maximum M: 6.6 Recurrence T: 1800 NORTH PLATFORM Segments: 25 Maximum M: 6.8 Recurrence T: 2500 PUERTO RICO REGION Faults: 102 Segments: 268 Maximum M (Faults): 7.6 Maximum M (Segments): 7.2 Seismic Catalogue: 10031 Waveform Catalogue: 3518 Quakes used: 4422 Depth: ≤ 50 km Offshore Seismicity Completeness: 3.2 Ml (Outside) ( Huérfano )

19. PR-TWMP Numerical Data Base

21. TSUNAMI GENERATION ANDATACK

22. GEOMETRY, SIZE and TIMING HYPOCENTER

23. MALLAS UTILIZADAS EN LAS SIMULACIONES A : 27 sec/arc B : 9 sec/arc C : 3 sec/arc

24. R5: Strike = 122 Dip = 80 Rake = 90 Mw = 7.7 { Geometry Size…….

26. TSUNAMI EVACUATION MAP Aguadilla, PR

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