Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 03:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fajardo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 77.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -65.497 and latitude 19.002.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 18.6 km
Coordinates 19.002, -65.497
UTC time 2009-05-20 03:36:09.490
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-05-20

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