A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 47 km (29 miles). The temblor was picked up at 01:15:09 / 1:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/07/17 / 2017-07-17 05:15:09 / July 17, 2017 @ 5:15 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -66.7795° West, 19.1081° North, depth 47 km. Unique identifier: pr2017198002. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2017198002.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Manatí, Barceloneta, Quebradillas (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 71 km (44 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 68 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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