A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:00:36 / 12:00 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/03/16 / 2016-03-02 04:00:36 / March 2, 2016 @ 4:00 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16062000. Id of event: pr16062000. Exact location of earthquake, -67.0225° West, 19.0275° North, depth 15 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km (43 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Sebastián, Aguada, Moca (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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