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Magnitude 2.9 PUERTO RICO REGION

Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 00:48:16 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.9
Date-Time
  • Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 00:48:16 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 08:48:16 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 19.12N 66.50W
    Depth 25 kilometers
    Region PUERTO RICO REGION
    Distances 75 km (45 miles) NNE of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
    80 km (50 miles) NNW of SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
    120 km (75 miles) NE of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
    185 km (115 miles) WNW of CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
    Parameters not available
    Source Red Sísmica de Puerto Rico, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
    Event ID usxcdn

    Earthquake Location

     


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