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M 4.7 earthquake — 8 km SSW of Playita Cortada, Puerto Rico

February 18, 1986 · USGS event usp0002r36

Magnitude
4.7 (mb)
Depth
20.7 km
Location
8 km SSW of Playita Cortada, Puerto Rico
Coordinates
17.918, -66.474

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Other earthquakes in Puerto Rico around this time

M 4.6 · 5 km ESE of Pole Ojea, Puerto RicoMay 30, 1987M 4.8 · 18 km SSE of Tallaboa, Puerto RicoOctober 2, 1984M 4.6 · 88 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoAugust 20, 1984M 4.9 · 204 km N of San Juan, Puerto RicoJanuary 23, 1984M 5.0 · 70 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoDecember 19, 1983M 4.5 · 32 km SSE of Esperanza, Puerto RicoMay 26, 1988

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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