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USGS usp000hctm

16 May 2010, 06:16

4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 113 km depth.

Depth113 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 March 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

18.400000, -67.070000

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M 6

67 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico

M 5.6

112 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hctm
Coordinates
18.4, -67.07
Network
us
Significance
1088