A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Rincón in Puerto Rico. The epicenter was at a depth of 3.01 km (2 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:56:05 / 6:56 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr71467963. Unique identifier: pr71467963. Global time and date of event 06/12/24 / 2024-12-06 18:56:05 / December 6, 2024 @ 6:56 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -67.6705° West, 18.276° North, depth 3.01 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 57 km (35 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from San Germán (c. 12 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Quebradillas, Sabana Grande, Maricao.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 45 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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