A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Mayagüez in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, -67.271166666667° West, 18.189166666667° North, depth 17.92 km. Unique identifier: pr71466038. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71466038. Global time and date of event 18/11/24 / 2024-11-18 01:37:17 / November 18, 2024 @ 1:37 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 01:37:17 / 1:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.92 km (11 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Florida, Estancias de Florida, Ponce (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 72 km (45 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 13 km W of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
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