A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Mayaguez in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 01:35:37 / 1:35 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr15340002. Event ids that are associated: pr15340002. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/12/15 / 2015-12-06 05:35:37 / December 6, 2015 @ 5:35 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 22 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -67.1135 West, latitude 18.1765 North, depth = 22 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 56 km (35 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 4 km (2 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Orocovis, Morovis, Manatí (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 3 km SE of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
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