A minor earthquake magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/12/17 / 2017-12-29 18:52:35 / December 29, 2017 @ 6:52 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 76 km (47 miles). The 3.02-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:52:35 / 2:52 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2017363006. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2017363006. Exact location, longitude -66.8603° West, latitude 18.5865° North, depth = 76 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Comerío, Coamo, Bayamón (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 twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 11 km NNW of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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