A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 17:02:56 / 5:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 7 km, -66.8259° West, 18.9449° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). Unique identifier: pr16185015. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16185015. Global time and date of event 03/07/16 / 2016-07-03 21:02:56 / July 3, 2016 @ 9:02 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Utuado, Ceiba, Aguada (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 50 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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