Earthquake details

Monday, January 22, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Monday, January 22, 1979 at 04:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fajardo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 147.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.600 and latitude 19.205.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	45.0 km
Coordinates	19.205, -64.600
UTC time	1979-01-22 04:25:45.700

Location	San Juan
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fajardo	147.9 km
St Croix	165.2 km
Carolina	169.9 km
Trujillo Alto	176.0 km
San Juan	178.7 km
Guaynabo	185.1 km
Levittown	186.6 km
Bayamón	186.9 km
Caguas	187.1 km
Vega Baja	206.5 km
Arecibo	237.3 km
Ponce	251.6 km

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