A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/02/18 / 2018-02-02 22:18:02 / February 2, 2018 @ 10:18 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). The temblor was picked up at 18:18:02 / 6:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 8 km, -67.4291° West, 18.82° North. Unique identifier: pr2018033010. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018033010.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mayagüez, Hatillo, Camuy (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 50 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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