A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Daguao in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15221008. Id of event: pr15221008. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -65.6716° West, 18.1716° North, depth 12 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/08/15 / 2015-08-09 09:52:12 / August 9, 2015 @ 9:52 am. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:52:12 / 5:52 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 56 km (35 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Orocovis, Vega Alta, San Antonio.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 6 km SSE of Daguao, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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