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Ground-motion records and site information for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, 2006-2024

December 17, 2025

This dataset includes processed ground-motion records and horizontal pseudospectral accelerations (5-percent-damped) from magnitude 4.0-6.4 earthquakes occurring near Puerto Rico between 2006 and 2024. The dataset includes 10,127 records from 849 earthquakes and 71 stations passing automated and manual review. Spectral values are provided at 21 periods (0.01-10 s). It also includes site information, such as Vs30 (time-averaged shear wave speed in the top 30 m). This dataset was used to evaluate how well ground-motion models fit ground motions recorded in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Publication Year 2025
Title Ground-motion records and site information for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, 2006-2024
DOI 10.5066/P14E4GXW
Authors Brad T Aagaard
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Geologic Hazards Science Center
Rights This work is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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