A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.07 (ml/mb) was reported Puerto Rico region kilometers (0 miles) from Puerto Rico region on Friday. The 3.07-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:34:51 / 6:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 25 km, -65.3673° West, 18.953° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2018152010. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018152010. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/06/18 / 2018-06-01 18:34:51 / June 1, 2018 @ 6:34 pm.
The epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fajardo, Luquillo, Culebra.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 three, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
Did you feel anything?
How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: Puerto Rico region. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply