A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.92 (ml/mb) was reported 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Rincon in Puerto Rico on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 92 km, -67.783° West, 18.2308° North. The 2.92-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:08:16 / 1:08 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 26/02/18 / 2018-02-26 06:08:16 / February 26, 2018 @ 6:08 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2018057004. Event ids that are associated: pr2018057004. The epicenter was at a depth of 92 km (57 miles).
The epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Cabo Rojo (c. 10 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana, Moca, Hormigueros.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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