A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/07/16 / 2016-07-02 06:22:52 / July 2, 2016 @ 6:22 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.791 West, latitude 19.0074 North, depth = 42 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 42 km (26 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:22:52 / 2:22 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr16184012. Event ids that are associated: pr16184012.
Earthquake epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moca, Florida, Vega Baja (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, 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 has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 57 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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