A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Brenas in Puerto Rico. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/01/18 / 2018-01-13 09:01:42 / January 13, 2018 @ 9:01 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23 km (14 miles). The 3.17-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:01:42 / 5:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -66.3095 West, latitude 18.844 North, depth = 23 km. Id of earthquake: pr2018013003. Event ids that are associated: pr2018013003.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Juncos, Aibonito, Quebradillas (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 47 km (29 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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