A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 67 kilometers (42 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 00:06:08 / 12:06 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16091002. Id of event: pr16091002. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6 km (4 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/03/16 / 2016-03-31 04:06:08 / March 31, 2016 @ 4:06 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.2052 West, latitude 19.0976 North, depth = 6 km.
The epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Hatillo, Moca (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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: 67 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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