A minor earthquake magnitude 3.21 (ml/mb) strikes 2 kilometers (1 miles) from La Parguera in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The 3.21-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:05:05 / 12:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/04/24 / 2024-04-18 12:05:05 / April 18, 2024 @ 12:05 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Unique identifier: pr2024109000. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2024109000, us7000mcvh. Exact location of event, longitude -67.027 West, latitude 17.9773 North, depth = 5 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Barranquitas, Salinas, Morovis (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 44 km (27 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-eight, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 2 km E of La Parguera, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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