Out of 3,974 earthquakes registered in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 2018, 412 occurred in the region located to the South of Puerto Rico. The 19º North Fault Zone was the region with the second highest number of earthquakes, reaching 349 such events. The Sombrero Seismic Zone, known as 'Zona Sísmica del Sombrero' in Spanish, came in third with 346 quakes.
Number of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 2018, by seismic region
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University of Puerto Rico. (April 13, 2019). Number of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 2018, by seismic region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091901/number-earthquakes-puerto-rico-region/
University of Puerto Rico. "Number of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 2018, by seismic region." Chart. April 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091901/number-earthquakes-puerto-rico-region/
University of Puerto Rico. (2019). Number of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 2018, by seismic region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091901/number-earthquakes-puerto-rico-region/
University of Puerto Rico. "Number of Earthquakes in Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands in 2018, by Seismic Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091901/number-earthquakes-puerto-rico-region/
University of Puerto Rico, Number of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 2018, by seismic region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091901/number-earthquakes-puerto-rico-region/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 2018, by seismic region [Graph], University of Puerto Rico, April 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091901/number-earthquakes-puerto-rico-region/
