A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.06 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico. Unique identifier: pr2018144004. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018144004. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 43 km (27 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/05/18 / 2018-05-24 08:45:48 / May 24, 2018 @ 8:45 am UTC/GMT. The 3.06-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:45:48 / 4:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -65.255° West, latitude 18.9063° North, depth = 43 km.
The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fajardo, Luquillo, Charlotte Amalie. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop).
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 twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 66 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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