Earthquake details

Friday, July 30, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Friday, July 30, 1943 at 01:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arecibo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 87.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -66.926 and latitude 19.229.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	19.229, -66.926
UTC time	1943-07-30 01:02:33.330

Location	Arecibo
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1943-07-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Arecibo	87.1 km
Vega Baja	104.1 km
Mayagüez	116.6 km
Levittown	116.9 km
San Juan	121.1 km
Bayamón	123.0 km
Guaynabo	129.6 km
Trujillo Alto	137.3 km
Carolina	139.0 km
Ponce	139.4 km
Caguas	144.3 km
Fajardo	167.7 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	115.9 km
M 4.3 Arecibo Puerto Rico · 2025-08-22 16:28 UTC	56.3 km

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