A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/07/15 / 2015-07-29 12:26:12 / July 29, 2015 @ 12:26 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.1689 West, latitude 19.107 North, depth = 98 km. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:26:12 / 8:26 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr15210004. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15210004. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 98 km (61 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Moca, Hatillo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days eighty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 68 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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