Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 16, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 15:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fajardo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 140.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.886 and latitude 19.355.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 19.355, -64.886
UTC time 2001-10-16 15:27:27.700
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-16

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