A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 117 km SW of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico (73 miles). Exact location, longitude -68.1028° West, latitude 17.3739° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 30/10/24 / 2024-10-30 05:25:56 / October 30, 2024 @ 5:25 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 05:25:56 / 5:25 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nnya. Unique identifier: us7000nnya.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 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 eight and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 117 km SW of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico.
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