A minor earthquake magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.282 West, latitude 19.1155 North, depth = 22.56 km. The 3.42-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:08:08 / 10:08 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 22.56 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/05/24 / 2024-05-24 10:08:08 / May 24, 2024 @ 10:08 am. Event id: pr71450028. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71450028.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguada, Moca, Quebradillas. Epicenter of the event was 78 km (48 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 71 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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