A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Arecibo in Puerto Rico. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:17:53 / 12:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 47 km, -66.5975° West, 19.0496° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16062006. Id of event: pr16062006. Global time and date of event 02/03/16 / 2016-03-02 16:17:53 / March 2, 2016 @ 4:17 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Florida, Vega Alta, Toa Baja. Epicenter of the earthquake was 65 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Dorado (c. 13 100 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 65 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
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