A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.54 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: pr2024206000. Event ids that are associated: pr2024206000. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/07/24 / 2024-07-24 04:56:18 / July 24, 2024 @ 4:56 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.54-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:56:18 / 4:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.33 West, latitude 18.8775 North, depth = 8 km.
Nearby 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 Hormigueros, Lares, Arecibo. Epicenter of the earthquake was 78 km (48 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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: 49 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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