A minor earthquake magnitude 3.25 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Unique identifier: pr71449258. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71449258. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/05/24 / 2024-05-18 05:00:55 / May 18, 2024 @ 5:00 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.55 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.318 West, latitude 18.817 North, depth = 10.55 km. The temblor was reported at 05:00:55 / 5:00 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 71 km (44 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Maricao, Hormigueros, Lares (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 42 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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