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USGS usp000jc9w

17 Dec 2011, 06:06

19 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 March 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 19 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico?

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18.188000, -67.370000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jc9w
Coordinates
18.188, -67.37
Network
us
Significance
454