A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Brenas in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:23:26 / 10:23 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113 km (70 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 09/08/15 / 2015-08-09 14:23:26 / August 9, 2015 @ 2:23 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -66.3752° West, 19.138° North, depth 113 km. Event id: pr15221012. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15221012.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Cataño (c. 28 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Candelaria, Arecibo, Cataño (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seventy-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-seven 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 74 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico.
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