A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.14 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Pole Ojea in Puerto Rico. Exact location of event, depth 22.69 km, -67.386333333333° West, 17.500833333333° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.69 km (14 miles). Id of earthquake: pr71455338. Event ids that are associated: pr71455338. The 3.14-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:40:57 / 12:40 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/07/24 / 2024-07-14 00:40:57 / July 14, 2024 @ 12:40 am.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sabana Grande, Hormigueros, San Germán (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from San Germán (c. 12 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Cabo Rojo (c. 10 800 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Guánica (c. 9 200 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Sabana Grande (c. 9 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
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 six, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 56 km SSW of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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