A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Emajagua in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Exact location, longitude -65.8861° West, latitude 17.9057° North, depth = 8 km. Event id: pr16338005. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16338005. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:59:54 / 6:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/12/16 / 2016-12-03 10:59:54 / December 3, 2016 @ 10:59 am UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vega Baja, Ciales, Ponce (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 10 km S of Emajagua, Puerto Rico.
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