A minor earthquake magnitude 3.24 (ml/mb) strikes 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Unique identifier: pr2020056034. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020056034. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/02/20 / 2020-02-25 23:24:54 / February 25, 2020 @ 11:24 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 22 km, -67.0855° West, 19.0986° North. The temblor was detected at 19:24:54 / 7:24 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arecibo, Moca, Aguadilla.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and ten and in the last 365 days nine hundred and sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 66 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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