A minor earthquake magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/06/24 / 2024-06-19 06:21:55 / June 19, 2024 @ 6:21 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -66.5585 West, latitude 19.171833333333 North, depth = 21 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 21 km (13 miles). Unique identifier: pr71453248. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71453248. The temblor was reported at 06:21:55 / 6:21 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 80 km (49 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hatillo, Barceloneta, Arecibo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 78 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico.
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