A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude -65.3815 West, latitude 18.9612 North, depth = 43 km. The temblor was detected at 15:26:51 / 3:26 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr15217031. Event ids that are associated: pr15217031. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 43 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/08/15 / 2015-08-05 19:26:51 / August 5, 2015 @ 7:26 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fajardo, Luquillo, Culebra (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days fifty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days five hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 73 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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