A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Thursday. Unique identifier: pr15330003. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15330003. The temblor was detected at 02:29:27 / 2:29 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47 km (29 miles). Global time and date of event 26/11/15 / 2015-11-26 06:29:27 / November 26, 2015 @ 6:29 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -66.8195 West, latitude 18.697 North, depth = 47 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 65 km (40 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lajas, Cabo Rojo, Guayanilla. Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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