Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 20:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is St Croix (Puerto Rico - PR), about 135.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.242 and latitude 18.846.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	18.846, -64.242
UTC time	2002-11-13 20:26:53.720

Location	Carolina
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-11-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

St Croix	135.5 km
Fajardo	159.7 km
Carolina	188.2 km
Trujillo Alto	194.1 km
San Juan	201.1 km
Caguas	202.5 km
Guaynabo	204.5 km
Bayamón	207.9 km
Levittown	209.3 km
Vega Baja	230.7 km
Arecibo	264.2 km
Ponce	268.2 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	221.6 km
M 4.0 Carolina Puerto Rico · 2025-10-21 07:39 UTC	102.7 km

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