Earthquake details

Saturday, September 6, 1919 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Saturday, September 6, 1919 at 09:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fajardo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 177.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.502 and latitude 19.490.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	19.490, -64.502
UTC time	1919-09-06 09:29:50.480

Location	Carolina
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1919-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fajardo	177.4 km
Carolina	196.8 km
St Croix	197.9 km
Trujillo Alto	202.7 km
San Juan	203.7 km
Guaynabo	211.2 km
Levittown	211.3 km
Bayamón	212.3 km
Caguas	214.7 km
Vega Baja	230.1 km
Arecibo	259.1 km
Ponce	277.8 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	224.7 km
M 4.0 Carolina Puerto Rico · 2025-10-21 07:39 UTC	105.2 km

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