A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Puerto Real in Puerto Rico. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 139 km (86 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:58:34 / 12:58 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr16160003. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16160003. Global time and date of event 08/06/16 / 2016-06-08 04:58:34 / June 8, 2016 @ 4:58 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -67.4079° West, latitude 18.1305° North, depth = 139 km.
Epicenter of the event was 29 km (18 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Utuado, Hatillo, Peñuelas.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 24 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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