A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 02:54:18 / 2:54 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -65.123° West, latitude 18.044° North, depth = 13 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/12/15 / 2015-12-29 06:54:18 / December 29, 2015 @ 6:54 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr15363002. Event ids that are associated: pr15363002.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Humacao, Luquillo, Tortola (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Saint Croix (c. 50 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Humacao (c. 20 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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: 34 km SSE of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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