A minor earthquake magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Rincón in Puerto Rico on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/12/24 / 2024-12-16 02:10:29 / December 16, 2024 @ 2:10 am. The temblor was detected at 02:10:29 / 2:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 122.89 km, -67.600333333333° West, 18.346166666667° North. Unique identifier: pr71468683. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71468683. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122.89 km (76 miles).
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hatillo, Camuy, Lares (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 51 km (32 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from San Germán (c. 12 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fifty and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-eight 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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