A minor earthquake magnitude 3.49 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Puerto Real in Puerto Rico. The 3.49-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:41:46 / 4:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.9048° West, latitude 18.0216° North, depth = 57 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nn2t, pr2024240000. Unique identifier: pr2024240000. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/08/24 / 2024-08-27 16:41:46 / August 27, 2024 @ 4:41 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 57 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mayagüez, Hormigueros, Punta Cana. Epicenter of the event was 82 km (51 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Cabo Rojo (c. 10 800 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Puerto Real (c. 6 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one 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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 76 km W of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico.
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