A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Puerto Real in Puerto Rico on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/02/18 / 2018-02-05 17:44:06 / February 5, 2018 @ 5:44 pm. Event id: pr2018036006. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018036006. Exact location of earthquake, -67.3883° West, 18.1568° North, depth 15 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:44:06 / 1:44 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Utuado, Peñuelas, Adjuntas (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 23 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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