A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.36 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Esperanza in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 7.01 km (4 miles). Id of earthquake: pr71463098. Event ids that are associated: pr71463098. Exact location of event, longitude -65.374166666667 West, latitude 18.0065 North, depth = 7.01 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/10/24 / 2024-10-20 09:03:08 / October 20, 2024 @ 9:03 am. The temblor was reported at 09:03:08 / 9:03 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguas Buenas, Guayama, Trujillo Alto. Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Trujillo Alto (c. 54 200 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Saint Croix (c. 50 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 14 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico.
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