A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: pr15317005. Unique identifier: pr15317005. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:41:10 / 1:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8059 West, latitude 18.9904 North, depth = 13 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/11/15 / 2015-11-13 05:41:10 / November 13, 2015 @ 5:41 am.
Earthquake epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, San Sebastián, Vega Baja (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 55 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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