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M 6.0 earthquake — 81 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico

July 30, 1943 · USGS event iscgem899948

Magnitude
5.96 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
81 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico
Coordinates
19.229, -66.926

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Other earthquakes in Puerto Rico around this time

M 7.7 · 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto RicoJuly 29, 1943M 5.7 · 78 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto RicoSeptember 10, 1943M 6.0 · 220 km N of San Juan, Puerto RicoJune 12, 1939M 5.7 · 88 km N of San Antonio, Puerto RicoApril 1, 1954M 5.5 · 160 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto RicoSeptember 1, 1959M 5.5 · 64 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto RicoJuly 14, 1964

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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