A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Dorado in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Unique identifier: pr16195008. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16195008. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 97 km (60 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.3021 West, latitude 18.5317 North, depth = 97 km. The temblor was detected at 18:24:21 / 6:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/07/16 / 2016-07-13 22:24:21 / July 13, 2016 @ 10:24 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Maricao, Yauco, Las Marías (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 22 km (14 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 8 km NNW of Dorado, Puerto Rico.
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