A minor earthquake magnitude 3.16 (ml/mb) strikes 55 kilometers (34 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 3.81 km, -67.403° West, 18.903666666667° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71461323. Id of event: pr71461323. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/09/24 / 2024-09-29 17:29:41 / September 29, 2024 @ 5:29 pm. The temblor was detected at 17:29:41 / 5:29 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.81 km (2 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 59 km (37 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Sebastián, Hatillo, Camuy. Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 55 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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