Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at 09:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fajardo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 129.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -65.018 and latitude 19.325.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 48.9 km
Coordinates 19.325, -65.018
UTC time 2001-10-24 09:51:50.880
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-24

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