A minor earthquake magnitude 3.29 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Guayabal in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/09/24 / 2024-09-15 15:09:28 / September 15, 2024 @ 3:09 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2024259000. Unique identifier: pr2024259000. The 3.29-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:09:28 / 3:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.4643 West, latitude 18.0873 North, depth = 20 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20 km (12 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguadilla, Naguabo, Moca (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-three 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 3 km E of Guayabal, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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