A minor earthquake magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico. Exact location, longitude -66.532° West, latitude 18.789° North, depth = 32 km. The 2.87-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:43:25 / 10:43 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018191003. Id of event: pr2018191003. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/07/18 / 2018-07-10 02:43:25 / July 10, 2018 @ 2:43 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32 km (20 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 57 km (36 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Trujillo Alto (c. 54 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Las Marías, Aguadilla, Carolina (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 36 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico.
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