A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Carrizales in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/06/24 / 2024-06-05 22:10:52 / June 5, 2024 @ 10:10 pm. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:10:52 / 10:10 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mqkz. Id of event: us7000mqkz. Exact location of event, longitude -66.6939 West, latitude 19.1519 North, depth = 35 km.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ceiba, Vega Baja, Manatí. Event epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Ceiba (c. 6 600 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km N of Carrizales, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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