A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. Id of earthquake: pr16184004. Event ids that are associated: pr16184004. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 76 km (47 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -66.8113° West, 18.8675° North, depth 76 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:30:09 / 10:30 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/07/16 / 2016-07-02 02:30:09 / July 2, 2016 @ 2:30 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jayuya, Toa Baja, Rincón (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 45 km (28 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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: 42 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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