Earthquake details

Thursday, November 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Thursday, November 3, 1988 at 19:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arecibo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 88.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -67.256 and latitude 19.080.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 33.3 km
Coordinates 19.080, -67.256
UTC time 1988-11-03 19:42:18.130
Location Arecibo
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1988-11-03

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