A minor earthquake magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) strikes 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 42.81 km (27 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.248833333333 West, latitude 18.782833333333 North, depth = 42.81 km. Unique identifier: pr71469593. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71469593. The temblor was detected at 10:08:27 / 10:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/12/24 / 2024-12-28 10:08:27 / December 28, 2024 @ 10:08 am.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Barbara, Canovanas, Naguabo (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Río Grande (c. 13 500 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fifty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 53 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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