A minor earthquake magnitude 3.71 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.9925 West, latitude 19.2025 North, depth = 40 km. The 3.71-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:35:25 / 2:35 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2024299001. Event ids that are associated: pr2024299001. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/10/24 / 2024-10-25 14:35:25 / October 25, 2024 @ 2:35 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40 km (25 miles).
The epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arecibo, Hatillo, Camuy (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 77 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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