A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 00:34:16 / 12:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -66.8126° West, latitude 19.0233° North, depth = 50 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/01/19 / 2019-01-03 04:34:16 / January 3, 2019 @ 4:34 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 50 km (31 miles). Unique identifier: pr2019003003. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019003003.
Earthquake epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Moca, Aguadilla, Manatí (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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