A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) strikes 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Rincon in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 03:43:36 / 3:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -67.76° West, 18.3421° North, depth 151 km. Event id: pr16199002. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16199002. Global time and date of event 17/07/16 / 2016-07-17 08:43:36 / July 17, 2016 @ 8:43 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 151 km (94 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 73 km (45 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from San Germán (c. 12 100 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Maricao, Las Marías, San Sebastián. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Each 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 nine, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 53 km W of Rincon, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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