A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:14:08 / 9:14 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 21/10/16 / 2016-10-21 02:14:08 / October 21, 2016 @ 2:14 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 13 km, -67.5907° West, 18.83° North. Id of earthquake: pr16295000. Event ids that are associated: pr16295000. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 13 km (8 miles).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Quebradillas, Añasco, Isabela (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel it?
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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 63 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2016 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply