A minor earthquake magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Rincon in Puerto Rico on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17 km (11 miles). The 2.86-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:47:13 / 5:47 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018050006. Id of event: pr2018050006. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/02/18 / 2018-02-19 21:47:13 / February 19, 2018 @ 9:47 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -67.447° West, 18.5738° North, depth 17 km.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sabana Grande, Lajas, San Germán. Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from San Germán (c. 12 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 33 km NW of Rincon, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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