A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:14:40 / 11:14 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr16087001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16087001. The epicenter was at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/03/16 / 2016-03-27 03:14:40 / March 27, 2016 @ 3:14 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 13 km, -66.4432° West, 19.1219° North.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Antonio, Dorado, Ceiba (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Dorado (c. 13 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Ceiba (c. 6 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from San Antonio (c. 6 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 73 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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