Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 9, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday, January 9, 1990 at 19:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is St Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands - VI), about 38.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.754 and latitude 18.070.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	18.070, -64.754
UTC time	1990-01-09 19:09:45.930

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

Earthquake map 1990-01-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

St Croix	38.1 km
Fajardo	99.2 km
Carolina	131.9 km
Trujillo Alto	136.3 km
Caguas	138.1 km
Guaynabo	147.0 km
San Juan	149.5 km
Bayamón	152.6 km
Levittown	156.7 km
Vega Baja	177.7 km
Ponce	198.0 km
Arecibo	212.2 km

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