A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:38:18 / 6:38 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 20/05/18 / 2018-05-20 10:38:18 / May 20, 2018 @ 10:38 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018140005. Id of event: pr2018140005. Exact location of event, longitude -66.8138 West, latitude 19.0456 North, depth = 76 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76 km (47 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manatí, Barceloneta, Quebradillas. Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 61 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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