Earthquake details

Thursday, March 5, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Thursday, March 5, 1998 at 07:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is St Croix (Puerto Rico - PR), about 304.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -63.151 and latitude 20.010.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 20.010, -63.151
UTC time 1998-03-05 07:08:30.200
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-03-05

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