A minor earthquake magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Arecibo in Puerto Rico. Global time and date of event 14/12/17 / 2017-12-14 11:05:58 / December 14, 2017 @ 11:05 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 07:05:58 / 7:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -66.5768° West, 19.0783° North, depth 48 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2017348003. Id of event: pr2017348003.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vega Alta, Toa Baja, Quebradillas (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). The epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Dorado (c. 13 100 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 68 km NNE of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
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