A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Monday. Unique identifier: pr2019329010. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019329010. Global time and date of event 25/11/19 / 2019-11-25 16:33:01 / November 25, 2019 @ 4:33 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.86-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:33:01 / 12:33 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 66 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -66.8553 West, latitude 18.9638 North, depth = 66 km.
The epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vega Baja, Lares, Aguada. Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fourty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and five and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. 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. 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: 52 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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