A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16 km (10 miles). The temblor was detected at 17:19:12 / 5:19 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr16073006. Event ids that are associated: pr16073006. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/03/16 / 2016-03-13 21:19:12 / March 13, 2016 @ 9:19 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -65.3545° West, 18.9731° North, depth 16 km.
The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fajardo, Luquillo, Culebra. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourty-nine and in the last 365 days seven hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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