A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Aguadilla in Puerto Rico on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -67.6372 West, latitude 18.871 North, depth = 22 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:59:59 / 3:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22 km (14 miles). Unique identifier: pr15201010. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15201010. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/07/15 / 2015-07-20 08:59:59 / July 20, 2015 @ 8:59 am.
Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isabela, Moca, Aguada (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days fifty-seven, in the past 30 days sixty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 70 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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