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M 4.5 earthquake — 32 km SSE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico

May 26, 1988 · USGS event usp0003gdd

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
10 km
Location
32 km SSE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico
Coordinates
17.811, -65.396

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Other earthquakes in Puerto Rico around this time

M 4.8 · 34 km SSE of Esperanza, Puerto RicoAugust 16, 1988M 6.0 · 67 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoNovember 3, 1988M 4.5 · 87 km N of San Antonio, Puerto RicoNovember 4, 1988M 4.8 · 84 km N of San Antonio, Puerto RicoNovember 4, 1988M 4.6 · 101 km N of Brenas, Puerto RicoDecember 21, 1988M 4.6 · 5 km ESE of Pole Ojea, Puerto RicoMay 30, 1987

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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