Earthquake details

Saturday, May 11, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Saturday, May 11, 1996 at 02:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fajardo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 132.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.957 and latitude 19.314.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.8 km
Coordinates 19.314, -64.957
UTC time 1996-05-11 02:18:45.680
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-05-11

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