A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico. Id of earthquake: pr2018033009. Event ids that are associated: pr2018033009. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/02/18 / 2018-02-02 22:14:09 / February 2, 2018 @ 10:14 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.93-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:14:09 / 6:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -66.5343 West, latitude 19.097 North, depth = 57 km.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Toa Baja, Dorado, San Antonio (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Dorado (c. 13 100 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-seven 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.
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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. 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: 70 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico.
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