A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 22:06:37 / 10:06 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 22 km (14 miles). Global time and date of event 12/09/15 / 2015-09-12 02:06:37 / September 12, 2015 @ 2:06 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -66.4691° West, 19.1292° North, depth 22 km. Event id: pr15255001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15255001.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Ceiba (c. 6 600 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Vega Baja, Barceloneta (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days sixty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 73 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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