A minor earthquake magnitude 3.66 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico. Id of earthquake: pr2024363002. Event ids that are associated: us6000pg3h, pr2024363002. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/12/24 / 2024-12-28 05:33:19 / December 28, 2024 @ 5:33 am. Exact location of event, longitude -66.5258 West, latitude 19.0945 North, depth = 42 km. The 3.66-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:33:19 / 5:33 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 42 km (26 miles).
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ciales, Cataño, Isabela (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Cataño (c. 28 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 70 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico.
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