A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.11 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. The temblor was detected at 06:50:47 / 6:50 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/12/17 / 2017-12-16 10:50:47 / December 16, 2017 @ 10:50 am. Unique identifier: pr2017350002. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2017350002. Exact location of earthquake, -66.7888° West, 19.0525° North, depth 51 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 65 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Florida, Vega Baja, Estancias de Florida (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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: 62 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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