A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 63 km (39 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: pr16215001. Unique identifier: pr16215001. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.3171 West, latitude 18.628 North, depth = 63 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/08/16 / 2016-08-02 14:38:34 / August 2, 2016 @ 2:38 pm. The temblor was picked up at 10:38:34 / 10:38 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). The epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Humacao (c. 20 400 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tortola, Juncos, Road Town.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days five hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 36 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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