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USGS us70006vm9

7 Jan 2020, 08:34

11 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico?

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17.891900, -66.721700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70006vm9
Coordinates
17.8919, -66.7217
Network
us
Significance
487