A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.15 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 9 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/03/18 / 2018-03-26 20:41:26 / March 26, 2018 @ 8:41 pm. The 3.15-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:41:26 / 3:41 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2018085005. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018085005. Exact location of event, depth 9 km, -67.5308° West, 18.907° North.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Quebradillas, Moca, Isabela.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 64 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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