A minor earthquake magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico. The 3.09-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:08:46 / 2:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -65.2723° West, 18.8185° North, depth 132 km. Event id: pr2018186003. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018186003. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/07/18 / 2018-07-05 06:08:46 / July 5, 2018 @ 6:08 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 132 km (82 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Isidro, Loíza, Isabel Segunda (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from Río Grande (c. 13 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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