A minor earthquake magnitude 3.47 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 77 kilometers (48 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 16:48:49 / 4:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.6836° West, latitude 18.921° North, depth = 8 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/06/20 / 2020-06-15 16:48:49 / June 15, 2020 @ 4:48 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: pr2020167021. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020167021.
Earthquake epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Rincón, Aguadilla (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 77 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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