A minor earthquake magnitude 2.83 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 15:30:59 / 3:30 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 42 km (26 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -67.007 West, latitude 18.945 North, depth = 42 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018043003. Id of event: pr2018043003. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/02/18 / 2018-02-12 19:30:59 / February 12, 2018 @ 7:30 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Las Marías, Añasco, Barceloneta (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 49 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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