A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Rincon in Puerto Rico on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude -67.5542 West, latitude 18.6756 North, depth = 4 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 4 km (2 miles). Event id: pr16212000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16212000. Global time and date of event 30/07/16 / 2016-07-30 01:05:22 / July 30, 2016 @ 1:05 am UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:05:22 / 8:05 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Las Marías, Hormigueros, San Sebastián. Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 49 km NW of Rincon, Puerto Rico.
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