A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.41 (ml/mb) was reported 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Luquillo in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/01/21 / 2021-01-31 18:09:43 / January 31, 2021 @ 6:09 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 km (16 miles). The 3.41-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:09:43 / 6:09 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2021031011. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2021031011. Exact location, longitude -65.3911° West, latitude 19.0581° North, depth = 25 km.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luquillo (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 83 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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