Earthquake details

Monday, December 11, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Monday, December 11, 2000 at 18:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arecibo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 79.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -67.093 and latitude 19.091.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	52.6 km
Coordinates	19.091, -67.093
UTC time	2000-12-11 18:54:07.490

Location	Arecibo
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-12-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Arecibo	79.5 km
Mayagüez	99.2 km
Vega Baja	103.5 km
Levittown	119.7 km
San Juan	125.1 km
Bayamón	125.3 km
Ponce	130.1 km
Guaynabo	131.9 km
Trujillo Alto	140.8 km
Carolina	143.5 km
Caguas	145.7 km
Punta Cana	149.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 San Juan Puerto Rico · 2026-04-13 02:06 UTC	116.0 km
M 4.3 Arecibo Puerto Rico · 2025-08-22 16:28 UTC	33.8 km

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