A minor earthquake magnitude 3.15 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Vieques in Puerto Rico. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/06/24 / 2024-06-11 15:26:25 / June 11, 2024 @ 3:26 pm. Id of earthquake: pr71452213. Event ids that are associated: pr71452213. Exact location of earthquake, -65.503833333333° West, 19.055166666667° North, depth 22.56 km. The 3.15-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:26:25 / 3:26 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.56 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Loíza (c. 4 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Loíza, Luquillo.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 77 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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