A minor earthquake magnitude 3.58 (ml/mb) strikes 71 kilometers (44 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The 3.58-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:29:13 / 9:29 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/04/20 / 2020-04-29 13:29:13 / April 29, 2020 @ 1:29 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.1788 West, latitude 19.1346 North, depth = 7 km. Id of earthquake: pr2020120021. Event ids that are associated: pr2020120021.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguada, Moca, Hatillo. Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days fifty-one and in the last 365 days one thousand and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 71 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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