A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.24 (ml/mb) was reported 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71465543. Unique identifier: pr71465543. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/11/24 / 2024-11-13 05:52:53 / November 13, 2024 @ 5:52 am. The temblor was reported at 05:52:53 / 5:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 25.18 km (16 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -66.4895° West, 19.014833333333° North, depth 25.18 km.
The epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isabela, Pájaros, Morovis (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 61 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico.
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