A minor earthquake magnitude 3.38 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Esperanza in Puerto Rico. Exact location, longitude -65.378833333333° West, latitude 18.005333333333° North, depth = 12.14 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.14 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr71462728. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71462728. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/10/24 / 2024-10-17 02:33:12 / October 17, 2024 @ 2:33 am. The temblor was picked up at 02:33:12 / 2:33 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Trujillo Alto (c. 54 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Saint Croix (c. 50 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguas Buenas, Guayama, Trujillo Alto (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 14 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico.
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