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M5.6 earthquake near Ponce, Ponce

Name: M5.6 earthquake near Ponce, Ponce
Start: 2020-01-07T08:34:01.979+00:00
Location: 11 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico

2474 d ago · 7 Jan 2020, 08:34 UTC 11 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 11 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico on 7 Jan 2020, 08:34 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Ponce, about 17 km away in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

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First reported by USGS
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