A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.12 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Guánica in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10.94 km (7 miles). Id of earthquake: pr71468853. Event ids that are associated: pr71468853. Exact location, longitude -66.966666666667° West, latitude 17.939666666667° North, depth = 10.94 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/12/24 / 2024-12-18 04:37:08 / December 18, 2024 @ 4:37 am. The 3.12-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:37:08 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 38 km (24 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aibonito, Coco, Barranquitas. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 7 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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