A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Mora in Puerto Rico. Event id: pr71464368. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71464368. The temblor was reported at 07:55:54 / 7:55 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 93.58 km (58 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/11/24 / 2024-11-01 07:55:54 / November 1, 2024 @ 7:55 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.003666666667 West, latitude 18.4165 North, depth = 93.58 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 61 km (38 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Barranquitas. Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 5 km SSE of Mora, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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