A minor earthquake magnitude 3.64 (ml/mb) strikes 143 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico (89 miles) on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/10/24 / 2024-10-27 14:50:06 / October 27, 2024 @ 2:50 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 30 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2024301000. Event ids that are associated: pr2024301000. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.6826 West, latitude 19.7723 North, depth = 30 km. The temblor was reported at 14:50:06 / 2:50 pm (local time epicenter).
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 ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 143 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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