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M 4.8 earthquake — 77 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico

March 9, 1983 · USGS event usp0001th2

Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Depth
34.8 km
Location
77 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
Coordinates
18.977, -67.627

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Other earthquakes in Puerto Rico around this time

M 5.0 · 70 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoDecember 19, 1983M 4.9 · 204 km N of San Juan, Puerto RicoJanuary 23, 1984M 4.6 · 86 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto RicoMarch 21, 1982M 4.7 · 16 km ESE of Esperanza, Puerto RicoJanuary 26, 1982M 4.6 · 88 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoAugust 20, 1984M 4.8 · 18 km SSE of Tallaboa, Puerto RicoOctober 2, 1984

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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