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Puerto Rico earthquakes in 1977

1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located in Puerto Rico in 1977. The largest: M5.2 70 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico, May 2, 1977.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19761978

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Where every quake of 1977 was located in Puerto Rico. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1977

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19770
February 19770
March 19770
April 19770
May 197715.270 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
June 19770
July 19770
August 19770
September 19770
October 19770
November 19770
December 19770

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Puerto Rico nowWorldwide in 1977

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.