A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Arecibo in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:35:04 / 8:35 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 52 km (32 miles). Id of earthquake: pr16062003. Event ids that are associated: pr16062003. Global time and date of event 02/03/16 / 2016-03-02 12:35:04 / March 2, 2016 @ 12:35 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 52 km, -66.6175° West, 19.1077° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Antonio, Isabela, Ceiba.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 71 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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