A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.57 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The 3.57-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:01:58 / 11:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mwgz, pr2024126001. Unique identifier: pr2024126001. Global time and date of event 05/05/24 / 2024-05-05 11:01:58 / May 5, 2024 @ 11:01 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -65.385° West, latitude 18.9551° North, depth = 7 km.
The epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Río Grande (c. 13 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Canovanas (c. 8 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from San Isidro (c. 8 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Canovanas, Santa Barbara, Charlotte Amalie.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days fourty-five 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. 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. 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: 72 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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