A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.75 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Aguadilla in Puerto Rico on Monday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/12/24 / 2024-12-02 14:44:50 / December 2, 2024 @ 2:44 pm. The temblor was picked up at 14:44:50 / 2:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -67.5815° West, 18.7953° North, depth 60 km. Unique identifier: pr2024337000. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2024337000. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 60 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hatillo, Las Marías, Camuy (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 81 km (50 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-four 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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