Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 03:23 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arecibo (Puerto Rico - PR), about 89.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -67.270 and latitude 19.077.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	19.077, -67.270
UTC time	2019-09-24 03:23:40.000

Location	Arecibo
Country	Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2019-09-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Arecibo	89.1 km
Mayagüez	98.5 km
Vega Baja	116.7 km
Punta Cana	131.6 km
Levittown	134.3 km
Ponce	136.9 km
Bayamón	139.7 km
San Juan	140.3 km
Guaynabo	146.1 km
Trujillo Alto	155.5 km
Carolina	158.6 km
Caguas	159.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 San Juan Puerto Rico · 2026-04-13 02:06 UTC	129.3 km
M 4.3 Arecibo Puerto Rico · 2025-08-22 16:28 UTC	28.2 km

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