A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Arecibo in Puerto Rico on Monday. The temblor was detected at 06:53:49 / 6:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -66.7048° West, 18.8299° North, depth 60 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/07/15 / 2015-07-27 10:53:49 / July 27, 2015 @ 10:53 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 60 km (37 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: pr15208002. Unique identifier: pr15208002.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rincón, Maricao, Naranjito (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days fifty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 39 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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