A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 66 kilometers (41 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Monday. Event id: us60009d51. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60009d51. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -67.573° West, 18.8913° North, depth 35 km. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:25:44 / 2:25 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/04/20 / 2020-04-27 07:25:44 / April 27, 2020 @ 7:25 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Añasco, Quebradillas, Moca (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days one thousand and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 66 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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