Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 20, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Cuba on Tuesday, February 20, 1917 at 19:29 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Montego Bay (Cuba - CU), about 116.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.144 and latitude 19.496.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 19.496, -78.144
UTC time 1917-02-20 19:29:49.950
Location Bayamo
Country Cuba (CU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1917-02-20

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