A minor earthquake magnitude 3.26 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Stella in Puerto Rico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 118.26 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -67.312° West, 18.195666666667° North, depth 118.26 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/06/24 / 2024-06-22 03:10:02 / June 22, 2024 @ 3:10 am UTC/GMT. The 3.26-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:10:02 / 3:10 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr71453688. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71453688.
The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Florida, Estancias de Florida, Ponce (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fourty-three and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 15 km SSW of Stella, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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