Earthquake details

Friday, September 10, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Friday, September 10, 1943 at 02:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arecibo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 78.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -66.556 and latitude 19.165.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 19.165, -66.556
UTC time 1943-09-10 02:31:36.420
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1943-09-10

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