Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 17, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 11:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fajardo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 137.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.932 and latitude 19.354.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 19.354, -64.932
UTC time 2001-10-17 11:29:09.920
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2001-10-17

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