A minor earthquake magnitude 3.45 (ml/mb) strikes 0 kilometers (0 miles) from Magas Arriba in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 16 km, -66.7646° West, 18.0105° North. The 3.45-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:16:23 / 11:16 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2024294000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024294000. The epicenter was at a depth of 16 km (10 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/10/24 / 2024-10-20 11:16:23 / October 20, 2024 @ 11:16 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cataño, Caguas, Patillas (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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