A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.35 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico on Friday. Global time and date of event 27/12/24 / 2024-12-27 02:06:35 / December 27, 2024 @ 2:06 am UTC/GMT. The 3.35-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:06:35 / 2:06 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 86.52 km (54 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.448333333333 West, latitude 18.664833333333 North, depth = 86.52 km. Unique identifier: pr71469473. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71469473.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). The epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sabana Seca, Levittown, Bayamón.
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fifty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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