A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:54:17 / 2:54 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr16184016. Unique identifier: pr16184016. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -66.8277 West, latitude 19 North, depth = 36 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/07/16 / 2016-07-02 06:54:17 / July 2, 2016 @ 6:54 am.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Florida, San Sebastián, Estancias de Florida (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 60 km (37 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 56 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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