A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.28 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018140007. Id of event: pr2018140007. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/05/18 / 2018-05-20 21:13:56 / May 20, 2018 @ 9:13 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.28-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:13:56 / 5:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 28 km, -65.3555° West, 19° North.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fajardo, Luquillo, Culebra.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 77 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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