A minor earthquake magnitude 2.6 (mg/mb) has striked on Wednesday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Arecibo in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 09:16:33 / 9:16 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 44 km (27 miles). Global time of event 2015-01-01 01:16:33 UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude -66.6686 West, latitude 19.1138 North, depth 44 km.
Close countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Barceloneta, Camuy, Hatillo.
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