A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.36 (ml/mb) was reported 48 kilometers (30 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Thursday. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71459833. Unique identifier: pr71459833. Global time and date of event 12/09/24 / 2024-09-12 09:22:23 / September 12, 2024 @ 9:22 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -67.429333333333° West, latitude 18.799333333333° North, depth = 93.29 km. The 3.36-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:22:23 / 9:22 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 93.29 km (58 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lares, Hormigueros, Las Marías. Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (45 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 48 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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