A minor earthquake magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) strikes 50 kilometers (31 miles) from San Juan in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 08:36:29 / 8:36 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 41 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2018084003. Event ids that are associated: pr2018084003. Exact location of event, longitude -66.0971 West, latitude 18.9266 North, depth = 41 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/03/18 / 2018-03-25 12:36:29 / March 25, 2018 @ 12:36 pm.
Event epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Caguas, Ciales, Gurabo (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-seven 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 50 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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