A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Jayuya in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3 km (2 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.578 West, latitude 18.243 North, depth = 3 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/11/15 / 2015-11-22 10:09:15 / November 22, 2015 @ 10:09 am. The temblor was reported at 06:09:15 / 6:09 am (local time epicenter). Event id: at00ny7o7f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00ny7o7f. A tsunami warning has been issued near Jayuya in Puerto Rico (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 56 km (35 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Naguabo, Punta Santiago, Río Grande.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 3 km NNE of Jayuya, Puerto Rico.
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