A minor earthquake magnitude 3.67 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Emajagua in Puerto Rico on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/10/24 / 2024-10-03 05:32:24 / October 3, 2024 @ 5:32 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: pr2024277000. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2024277000. Exact location of earthquake, -65.6906° West, 17.8676° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 05:32:24 / 5:32 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ingenio, Corozal, Campanilla. Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Trujillo Alto (c. 54 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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