A minor earthquake magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.9591 West, latitude 18.8851 North, depth = 11 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 03:45:57 / 3:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 07:45:57 / August 13, 2018 @ 7:45 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018225004. Unique identifier: pr2018225004.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Utuado, Florida, Manatí. Earthquake epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 43 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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