Earthquake details

Sunday, May 16, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 05:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mayagüez (Puerto Rico - PR), about 23.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -67.070 and latitude 18.400.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 113.0 km
Coordinates 18.400, -67.070
UTC time 2010-05-16 05:16:10.000
Location Mayagüez
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-05-16

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