A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:56:50 / 4:56 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr16185014. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16185014. Exact location of event, longitude -66.8383 West, latitude 18.947 North, depth = 9 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/07/16 / 2016-07-03 20:56:50 / July 3, 2016 @ 8:56 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km (6 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 54 km (34 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Utuado, Ceiba, Vega Baja (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 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 has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 51 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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