Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 6, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, November 6, 1996 at 02:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is St Croix (Puerto Rico - PR), about 132.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.326 and latitude 18.849.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 21.9 km
Coordinates 18.849, -64.326
UTC time 1996-11-06 02:00:52.690
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-11-06

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