A minor earthquake magnitude 2.98 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Tallaboa in Puerto Rico. The temblor was detected at 07:25:38 / 7:25 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 33 km (21 miles). Exact location, longitude -66.7498° West, latitude 17.9056° North, depth = 33 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/07/18 / 2018-07-15 11:25:38 / July 15, 2018 @ 11:25 am. Event id: pr2018196004. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018196004.
Earthquake epicenter was 19 km (12 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguas Buenas, Patillas, San Antonio (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
How would you describe the shaking?
Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 10 km SSW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply