Overall Green Earthquake in Puerto Rico on 24 Jul 2026 02:42 UTC

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M 4.8 in Puerto Rico on 24 Jul 2026 02:42 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	EQ 1553701
Earthquake Magnitude:	4.8M
Depth:	9 Km
Lat/Lon:	18.9423 , -67.2968
Event Date:	24 Jul 2026 02:42 UTC 23 Jul 2026 22:42 Local
Exposed Population:	1.1 million in MMI III
Inserted at:	24 Jul 2026 11:39 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:	1.1 (Puerto Rico)

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
PRICO RS	0		0
pr2026205000	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 rapid impact	0
	C2 rapid impact	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

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