A minor earthquake magnitude 3.08 (ml/mb) strikes 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The 3.08-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:01:32 / 10:01 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/10/17 / 2017-10-27 02:01:32 / October 27, 2017 @ 2:01 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -66.831° West, latitude 18.9485° North, depth = 51 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2017300001. Unique identifier: pr2017300001.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 54 km (34 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Antonio, Ciales, Utuado (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 51 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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