A minor earthquake magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Las Marías in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71461028. Id of event: pr71461028. The temblor was detected at 05:06:49 / 5:06 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.02 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/09/24 / 2024-09-24 05:06:49 / September 24, 2024 @ 5:06 am. Exact location, longitude -66.935° West, latitude 18.235666666667° North, depth = 14.02 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Candelaria, Candelaria Arenas, Ingenio (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days fifty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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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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: 6 km ESE of Las Marías, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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