A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.89 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Rincón in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/11/24 / 2024-11-21 07:05:44 / November 21, 2024 @ 7:05 am. The temblor was picked up at 07:05:44 / 7:05 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2024326001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024326001. Exact location, longitude -67.5853° West, latitude 18.5773° North, depth = 6 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 86 km (54 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from San Germán (c. 12 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Punta Cana, Sabana Grande, Lares (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 44 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico.
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