A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/09/15 / 2015-09-28 06:58:48 / September 28, 2015 @ 6:58 am. Event id: pr15271002. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15271002. Exact location of event, longitude -67.432 West, latitude 18.9423 North, depth = 61 km. The temblor was detected at 02:58:48 / 2:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 61 km (38 miles).
Event epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Camuy, Añasco, Quebradillas (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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