A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from El Negro in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:49:12 / 6:49 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). Unique identifier: pr16345011. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16345011. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/12/16 / 2016-12-10 10:49:12 / December 10, 2016 @ 10:49 am. Exact location of event, longitude -65.6429 West, latitude 17.9153 North, depth = 13 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cataño, Naranjito, Barranquitas. Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (47 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Trujillo Alto (c. 54 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days ninety-six 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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: 25 km ESE of El Negro, Puerto Rico.
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