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M 4.5 earthquake — 35 km SSW of Esperanza, Puerto Rico

June 23, 1989 · USGS event usp0003whz

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
15 km
Location
35 km SSW of Esperanza, Puerto Rico
Coordinates
17.799, -65.604

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Other earthquakes in Puerto Rico around this time

M 4.6 · 101 km N of Brenas, Puerto RicoDecember 21, 1988M 4.6 · 57 km N of Loíza, Puerto RicoFebruary 4, 1990M 4.8 · 84 km N of San Antonio, Puerto RicoNovember 4, 1988M 4.5 · 87 km N of San Antonio, Puerto RicoNovember 4, 1988M 6.0 · 67 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoNovember 3, 1988M 4.5 · 17 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto RicoFebruary 19, 1990

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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