A minor earthquake magnitude 3.44 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Stella in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 11:24:56 / 11:24 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/04/24 / 2024-04-27 11:24:56 / April 27, 2024 @ 11:24 am. Exact location of event, depth 13.62 km, -67.884666666667° West, 18.063833333333° North. Unique identifier: pr71446798. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71446798. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.62 km (8 miles).
Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Añasco, Aguada, Hormigueros. Event epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Cabo Rojo (c. 10 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Puerto Real (c. 6 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 73 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico.
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