A minor earthquake magnitude 3.34 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. The 3.34-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:16:25 / 4:16 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71458478. Id of event: pr71458478. Exact location, longitude -67.133° West, latitude 19.022833333333° North, depth = 20.76 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.76 km (13 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/08/24 / 2024-08-28 16:16:25 / August 28, 2024 @ 4:16 pm.
Earthquake epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Sebastián, Rincón, Arecibo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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