A minor earthquake magnitude 3.14 (ml/mb) strikes 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Rincón in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/10/24 / 2024-10-09 03:21:18 / October 9, 2024 @ 3:21 am. Exact location, longitude -67.524833333333° West, latitude 18.521333333333° North, depth = 6.6 km. The 3.14-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:21:18 / 3:21 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 6.6 km (4 miles). Event id: pr71462103. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71462103.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sabana Grande, Hatillo, Lares (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from San Germán (c. 12 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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