Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 17, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Tuesday, June 17, 1975 at 05:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vega Baja (Puerto Rico - PR), about 8.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -66.341 and latitude 18.501.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	111.0 km
Coordinates	18.501, -66.341
UTC time	1975-06-17 05:01:13.500

Location	Bayamón
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-06-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Vega Baja	8.0 km
Levittown	17.8 km
Bayamón	22.6 km
San Juan	25.1 km
Guaynabo	29.1 km
Trujillo Alto	38.8 km
Arecibo	39.7 km
Carolina	42.7 km
Caguas	42.9 km
Ponce	62.3 km
Fajardo	75.3 km
Mayagüez	90.7 km

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