A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The temblor was picked up at 05:09:22 / 5:09 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15218019. Id of event: pr15218019. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36 km (22 miles). Global time and date of event 06/08/15 / 2015-08-06 09:09:22 / August 6, 2015 @ 9:09 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.9304 West, latitude 19.1406 North, depth = 36 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arecibo, Quebradillas, Hatillo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days sixty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 71 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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