Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 19:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fajardo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 203.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -64.324 and latitude 19.652.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 31.3 km
Coordinates 19.652, -64.324
UTC time 2012-08-29 19:35:54.240
Location San Juan
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-29

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