A minor earthquake magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Rincón in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.34 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/08/24 / 2024-08-01 06:26:06 / August 1, 2024 @ 6:26 am. Exact location of event, longitude -67.580666666667 West, latitude 18.452833333333 North, depth = 8.34 km. The temblor was detected at 06:26:06 / 6:26 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr71456748. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71456748.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from San Germán (c. 12 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hatillo, Sabana Grande, Camuy.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 sixteen, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 37 km WNW of Rincón, Puerto Rico.
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