A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Rincon in Puerto Rico. All ids that are associated to the event: pr16228004. Unique identifier: pr16228004. The temblor was reported at 01:31:12 / 1:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.5899 West, latitude 18.7224 North, depth = 79 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 79 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/08/16 / 2016-08-15 06:31:12 / August 15, 2016 @ 6:31 am.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 75 km (47 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Sebastián, Mayagüez, Quebradillas (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 55 km NW of Rincon, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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