A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21 km (13 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/11/15 / 2015-11-13 05:43:49 / November 13, 2015 @ 5:43 am. Exact location of event, depth 21 km, -66.8373° West, 18.9545° North. The temblor was reported at 01:43:49 / 1:43 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr15317006. Event ids that are associated: pr15317006.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Vega Baja, Aguada (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 55 km (34 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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