Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 12, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Tuesday, November 12, 1918 at 21:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mayagüez (Puerto Rico - PR), about 48.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -67.180 and latitude 18.637.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	18.637, -67.180
UTC time	1918-11-12 21:44:45.090

Location	Mayagüez
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1918-11-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mayagüez	48.7 km
Arecibo	52.3 km
Vega Baja	86.3 km
Ponce	91.2 km
Levittown	107.4 km
Bayamón	111.3 km
San Juan	115.0 km
Guaynabo	117.1 km
Caguas	127.6 km
Trujillo Alto	127.7 km
Punta Cana	129.3 km
Carolina	132.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 San Juan Puerto Rico · 2026-04-13 02:06 UTC	98.4 km
M 4.3 Arecibo Puerto Rico · 2025-08-22 16:28 UTC	22.0 km

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