A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16216010. Id of event: pr16216010. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/08/16 / 2016-08-03 13:41:19 / August 3, 2016 @ 1:41 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -66.4217° West, 19.0335° North, depth 48 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:41:19 / 9:41 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 48 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pájaros, Florida, Bayamón (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 63 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico.
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