Earthquake details

Monday, October 14, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Monday, October 14, 1918 at 00:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arecibo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 78.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -66.646 and latitude 19.176.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 19.176, -66.646
UTC time 1918-10-14 00:24:48.240
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1918-10-14

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