A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.37 (ml/mb) was reported 62 kilometers (39 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/05/24 / 2024-05-08 13:54:48 / May 8, 2024 @ 1:54 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -67.470833333333 West, latitude 18.929166666667 North, depth = 57.78 km. The 3.37-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:54:48 / 1:54 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr71448083. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mx8k, pr71448083. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.78 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Añasco, Quebradillas, Moca. Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty, in the last 10 days twenty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 62 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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