Earthquake details

Saturday, April 13, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Saturday, April 13, 1968 at 01:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arecibo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 64.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -66.927 and latitude 19.011.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.4 km
Coordinates	19.011, -66.927
UTC time	1968-04-13 01:15:30.650

Location	Arecibo
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-04-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Arecibo	64.0 km
Vega Baja	84.9 km
Mayagüez	92.9 km
Levittown	100.4 km
San Juan	105.7 km
Bayamón	106.1 km
Guaynabo	112.7 km
Ponce	115.9 km
Trujillo Alto	121.4 km
Carolina	124.0 km
Caguas	126.8 km
Fajardo	154.6 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	97.3 km
M 4.3 Arecibo Puerto Rico · 2025-08-22 16:28 UTC	39.6 km

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