earthquake - Puerto Rico

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time Friday, August 14, 2009 at 09:50:31 UTC
Friday, August 14, 2009 at 05:50:31 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 19.177°N, 65.763°W
Depth 119.2 km (74.1 miles)
Region PUERTO RICO REGION
Distances 83 km (52 miles) N (6°) from Suárez, PR
84 km (52 miles) N (5°) from Vieques, PR
84 km (52 miles) N (8°) from Loíza, PR
86 km (54 miles) NNE (27°) from SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.3 km (5.2 miles); depth +/- 5 km (3.1 miles)
Parameters NST=113, Nph=113, Dmin=452.4 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2009khat

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

reply to post by skycopilot


Funny that this just occured. I woke up at 5:30 and something told me to get on the usgs site and look.

When i saw chem's post about costa rica, i went back and found Puerto Rico's. The islands have been shaking for months.

There has been a big up tick in quakes today.

reply to post by skycopilot


Hey I posted just 10 mins before you ..
Nice too see some are watching the quakes ..

reply to post by ChemBreather


I think there is some sort of connection - not sure how - between these events and what happens in the near future.

It is a sort of birth pang (I imagine) - there is the contraction, the pain, and the pushing forth of what is coming.

I know animals sense (or hear) them coming. I read 10 yrs ago that water tables drop prior to quakes. Some posit that air in subterranean passges whistle at high pitches and the animals hear this.