A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) strikes 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -67.0996° West, 19.0661° North, depth 10 km. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:25:18 / 11:25 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000alby. Unique identifier: us7000alby. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/07/20 / 2020-07-10 11:25:18 / July 10, 2020 @ 11:25 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Añasco, Rincón, San Sebastián (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days one thousand and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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 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: 63 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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