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USGS pr2020007010

7 Jan 2020, 11:18

0 km NW of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico

A magnitude 5.6 mwp earthquake at 9 km depth.

Depth9 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 0 km NW of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico?

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18.022300, -66.776000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

pr2020007010

Coordinates

18.0223, -66.776

Network

pr

Significance

762