Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 13, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, January 13, 1993 at 19:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fajardo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 172.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.526 and latitude 19.454.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	19.454, -64.526
UTC time	1993-01-13 19:34:50.310

Location	San Juan
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fajardo	172.8 km
Carolina	192.3 km
St Croix	193.6 km
Trujillo Alto	198.3 km
San Juan	199.4 km
Guaynabo	206.8 km
Levittown	207.1 km
Bayamón	208.0 km
Caguas	210.2 km
Vega Baja	225.9 km
Arecibo	255.1 km
Ponce	273.4 km

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