Earthquake details

Thursday, September 30, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Thursday, September 30, 1982 at 13:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is St Croix (Puerto Rico - PR), about 121.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.356 and latitude 18.755.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 56.0 km
Coordinates 18.755, -64.356
UTC time 1982-09-30 13:35:05.150
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-09-30

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