A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.45 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39 km (24 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/01/21 / 2021-01-27 04:39:55 / January 27, 2021 @ 4:39 am. The temblor was reported at 04:39:55 / 4:39 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2021027005. Unique identifier: pr2021027005. Exact location of event, depth 39 km, -67.1753° West, 19.1915° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Quebradillas, Isabela (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 77 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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