A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.58 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Friday. Event id: pr2024194000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024194000. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:51:36 / 9:51 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/07/24 / 2024-07-12 09:51:36 / July 12, 2024 @ 9:51 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.1171 West, latitude 18.962 North, depth = 5 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mayagüez, Barceloneta, Las Marías. Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 51 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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