A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.1171 West, latitude 18.9883 North, depth = 40.691 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:11:56 / 5:11 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/05/24 / 2024-05-24 05:11:56 / May 24, 2024 @ 5:11 am. Unique identifier: us6000n0mt. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000n0mt. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 40.691 km (25 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 88 km (54 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Utuado, Florida, Maricao.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 54 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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