A minor earthquake magnitude 3.35 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:05:48 / 2:05 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2020045006. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020045006. Exact location, longitude -67.1943° West, latitude 19.1115° North, depth = 8 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/02/20 / 2020-02-14 06:05:48 / February 14, 2020 @ 6:05 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguada, Moca, Hatillo (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days ninety-three and in the last 365 days nine hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 69 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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