Earthquake details

Thursday, July 15, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday, July 15, 1976 at 00:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is St Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands - VI), about 178.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.134 and latitude 19.218.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	19.218, -64.134
UTC time	1976-07-15 00:07:56.600

Location	St Croix
Country	U.S. Virgin Islands (VI)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-07-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

St Croix	178.1 km
Fajardo	188.3 km
Carolina	213.6 km
Trujillo Alto	219.6 km
San Juan	223.9 km
Guaynabo	229.3 km
Caguas	229.6 km
Bayamón	231.7 km
Levittown	232.0 km
Vega Baja	252.6 km
Arecibo	284.4 km
Ponce	295.1 km

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