A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/02/18 / 2018-02-14 08:03:41 / February 14, 2018 @ 8:03 am. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:03:41 / 4:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -66.426 West, latitude 19.1186 North, depth = 46 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018045006. Unique identifier: pr2018045006. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 46 km (29 miles).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manatí, Toa Baja, San Antonio. Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 75 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Dorado (c. 13 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Ceiba (c. 6 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 72 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico.
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