A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Aguadilla in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Unique identifier: pr15263008. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15263008. Exact location, longitude -67.5354° West, latitude 18.826° North, depth = 29 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 29 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:52:29 / 3:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/09/15 / 2015-09-20 20:52:29 / September 20, 2015 @ 8:52 pm UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Quebradillas, Añasco, Moca (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 59 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
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