A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Puerto Real in Puerto Rico on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km (6 miles). Event id: pr15307001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15307001. Exact location of earthquake, -67.422° West, 18.09° North, depth 9 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:51:59 / 11:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/11/15 / 2015-11-03 03:51:59 / November 3, 2015 @ 3:51 am.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hatillo, Camuy, Adjuntas (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 32 km (20 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 24 km W of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico.
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