A minor earthquake magnitude 3.18 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Rincón in Puerto Rico. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15.35 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71466138. Unique identifier: pr71466138. The 3.18-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:32:42 / 9:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/11/24 / 2024-11-19 09:32:42 / November 19, 2024 @ 9:32 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -67.321833333333° West, latitude 18.418333333333° North, depth = 15.35 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Jayuya, Estancias de Florida, Peñuelas (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days fifty and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 11 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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