A minor earthquake magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) strikes 69 kilometers (43 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/12/24 / 2024-12-31 20:46:00 / December 31, 2024 @ 8:46 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.39-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:46:00 / 8:46 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 56.28 km (35 miles). Id of earthquake: pr71469843. Event ids that are associated: pr71469843. Exact location, longitude -67.562166666667° West, latitude 18.935666666667° North, depth = 56.28 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Moca, Isabela, Rincón (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 69 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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