A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.25 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, -67.1798° West, 19.1058° North, depth 9 km. The 3.25-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:52:13 / 3:52 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2020199002. Event ids that are associated: us7000aqdg, pr2020199002. The epicenter was at a depth of 9 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/20 / 2020-07-17 15:52:13 / July 17, 2020 @ 3:52 pm.
Event epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Moca, Hatillo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 68 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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