A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.49 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from La Parguera in Puerto Rico. The 3.49-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:49:10 / 8:49 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2024212002. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2024212002. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -66.9885° West, latitude 17.991° North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/07/24 / 2024-07-30 20:49:10 / July 30, 2024 @ 8:49 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Corozal (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 6 km ENE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico.
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