A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.07 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Esperanza in Puerto Rico on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/08/18 / 2018-08-16 20:59:06 / August 16, 2018 @ 8:59 pm. Id of earthquake: pr2018228012. Event ids that are associated: pr2018228012. The temblor was reported at 16:59:06 / 4:59 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 3 km (2 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -65.616° West, 17.9435° North, depth 3 km.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Barranquitas, San Juan, Naranjito (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 22 km SW of Esperanza, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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