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M 5.9 earthquake — 78 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

October 14, 1918 · USGS event iscgem913312

Magnitude
5.88 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
78 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates
19.176, -66.646

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Other earthquakes in Puerto Rico around this time

M 5.8 · 12 km N of Garrochales, Puerto RicoOctober 12, 1918M 6.1 · 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoOctober 11, 1918M 7.1 · 24 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoOctober 11, 1918M 5.8 · 33 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoOctober 18, 1918M 6.3 · 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto RicoOctober 25, 1918M 6.1 · 18 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoNovember 12, 1918

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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