Earthquake details

Friday, October 11, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Friday, October 11, 1918 at 14:14 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mayagüez (Puerto Rico - PR), about 55.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -67.189 and latitude 18.700.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 18.700, -67.189
UTC time 1918-10-11 14:14:41.660
Location Ponce
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1918-10-11

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