A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 22:49:21 / 10:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 33 km, -67.5289° West, 18.9838° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33 km (21 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/12/15 / 2015-12-09 03:49:21 / December 9, 2015 @ 3:49 am. Unique identifier: pr15343003. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15343003.
Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moca, Rincón, Aguada (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 70 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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