A minor earthquake magnitude 3.22 (ml/mb) strikes 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.03 km (12 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/04/24 / 2024-04-25 09:26:21 / April 25, 2024 @ 9:26 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71446533. Id of event: pr71446533. Exact location, longitude -66.457666666667° West, latitude 19.091333333333° North, depth = 20.03 km. The 3.22-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:26:21 / 9:26 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sabana Seca, Candelaria Arenas, Camuy.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-five, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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