A minor earthquake magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) strikes 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Stella in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 121 km (75 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 02/09/18 / 2018-09-02 15:10:13 / September 2, 2018 @ 3:10 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2018245008. Event ids that are associated: pr2018245008. The temblor was picked up at 11:10:13 / 11:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -67.4223° West, 18.1935° North, depth 121 km.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Utuado, Peñuelas, Adjuntas (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 30 km (19 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-three 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. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 23 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico.
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