Earthquake details

Friday, December 24, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Friday, December 24, 2010 at 23:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Caguas (Puerto Rico - PR), about 9.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -66.135 and latitude 18.260.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	102.9 km
Coordinates	18.260, -66.135
UTC time	2010-12-24 23:43:44.860

Location	San Juan
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Caguas	9.6 km
Guaynabo	11.1 km
Bayamón	15.6 km
Trujillo Alto	17.1 km
Levittown	21.7 km
Carolina	23.1 km
San Juan	23.2 km
Vega Baja	33.7 km
Fajardo	51.5 km
Ponce	58.7 km
Arecibo	65.8 km
Mayagüez	106.4 km

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