Earthquake details

Thursday, March 12, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 02:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vega Baja (Puerto Rico - PR), about 69.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -66.367 and latitude 19.070.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 19.070, -66.367
UTC time 2009-03-12 02:05:38.460
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-12

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