Earthquake details

Monday, January 6, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 10:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ponce (Puerto Rico - PR), about 26.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -66.819 and latitude 17.868.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 17.868, -66.819
UTC time 2020-01-06 10:32:18.770
Location Ponce
Country Puerto Rico (PR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-01-06

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