A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.3133 West, latitude 18.809 North, depth = 74 km. The temblor was picked up at 03:23:13 / 3:23 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 74 km (46 miles). Id of earthquake: pr15213009. Event ids that are associated: pr15213009. Global time and date of event 01/08/15 / 2015-08-01 07:23:13 / August 1, 2015 @ 7:23 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Naguabo, Santa Barbara, Canovanas (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 65 km (40 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Río Grande (c. 13 500 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Canovanas (c. 8 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days fifty-five, in the past 30 days eighty-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 56 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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