A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:14:25 / 11:14 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/08/18 / 2018-08-11 15:14:25 / August 11, 2018 @ 3:14 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -66.444° West, 18.746° North, depth 57 km. Unique identifier: pr2018223006. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018223006.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Río Grande, Cayey, Coamo. Event epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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