A minor earthquake magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 12:03:31 / 12:03 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52 km (32 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2017358007. Unique identifier: pr2017358007. Exact location of event, longitude -66.8928 West, latitude 18.8645 North, depth = 52 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/12/17 / 2017-12-24 16:03:31 / December 24, 2017 @ 4:03 pm.
Earthquake epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jayuya, Mayagüez, Vega Alta (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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