A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.24 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. The temblor was detected at 03:16:05 / 3:16 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr71451863. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71451863. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/06/24 / 2024-06-09 03:16:05 / June 9, 2024 @ 3:16 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.28 km (23 miles). Exact location, longitude -66.749166666667° West, latitude 19.047° North, depth = 37.28 km.
Event epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Florida, Estancias de Florida (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days sixty 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. Each 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 62 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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