A minor earthquake magnitude 2.92 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Luquillo in Puerto Rico on Friday. Event id: pr2018047001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018047001. The temblor was detected at 00:07:45 / 12:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 81 km, -65.5001° West, 18.6431° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 04:07:45 / February 16, 2018 @ 4:07 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 81 km (50 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yabucoa, Aguas Buenas, Sabana Seca (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (42 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop). Close 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 37 km NE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico.
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