A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. The 2.95-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:44:34 / 12:44 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018041001. Id of event: pr2018041001. Global time and date of event 10/02/18 / 2018-02-10 04:44:34 / February 10, 2018 @ 4:44 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -67.346 West, latitude 18.8828 North, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Sebastián, Hatillo, Añasco. Event epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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