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USGS pr2020015008

15 Jan 2020, 15:36

Puerto Rico region

A magnitude 5.2 mwp earthquake at 5 km depth.

Depth5 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Puerto Rico region?

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17.915500, -67.017100

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

81 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

36 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

99 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

94 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

19 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico

4 km S of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

pr2020015008

Coordinates

17.9155, -67.0171

Network

pr

Significance

673