A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Rincón in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 142.73 km (89 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -67.338666666667 West, latitude 18.466333333333 North, depth = 142.73 km. The temblor was detected at 02:44:41 / 2:44 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/06/24 / 2024-06-18 02:44:41 / June 18, 2024 @ 2:44 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71453123. Id of event: pr71453123.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jayuya, Florida, Estancias de Florida. The epicenter was 36 km (23 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days fourty-nine and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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 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: 16 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico.
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