A minor earthquake magnitude 3.37 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23 km (14 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.0623 West, latitude 19.0413 North, depth = 23 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/02/20 / 2020-02-25 23:16:11 / February 25, 2020 @ 11:16 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.37-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:16:11 / 7:16 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2020056033. Event ids that are associated: pr2020056033.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rincón, San Sebastián, Aguada (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (45 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirteen and in the last 365 days nine hundred and sixty-six 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 59 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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