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M5.0 earthquake near Ponce, Ponce

Name: M5.0 earthquake near Ponce, Ponce
Start: 2020-01-07T08:29:49.41+00:00
Location: 14 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico

2474 d ago · 7 Jan 2020, 08:29 UTC 14 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 14 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico on 7 Jan 2020, 08:29 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 18 km away in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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