Earthquake details

Saturday, October 12, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Saturday, October 12, 1918 at 08:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arecibo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 18.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -66.565 and latitude 18.563.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 18.563, -66.565
UTC time 1918-10-12 08:19:42.170
Location Arecibo
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1918-10-12

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