A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 82.35 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr71449298. Event ids that are associated: pr71449298. The temblor was picked up at 15:11:42 / 3:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/05/24 / 2024-05-18 15:11:42 / May 18, 2024 @ 3:11 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -67.2275° West, latitude 18.580333333333° North, depth = 82.35 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manatí, Peñuelas, Jayuya (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days fifty-one and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 16 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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