A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.06 (ml/mb) was reported 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Rincon in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 13:30:23 / 1:30 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 116 km (72 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.895 West, latitude 18.1381 North, depth = 116 km. Event id: pr2018203007. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018203007. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/07/18 / 2018-07-22 18:30:23 / July 22, 2018 @ 6:30 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (45 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Puerto Real (c. 6 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Puerto Real, Punta Cana, Rincón (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 71 km WSW of Rincon, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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