A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. The temblor was detected at 06:25:24 / 6:25 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 25/07/15 / 2015-07-25 10:25:24 / July 25, 2015 @ 10:25 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.475 West, latitude 18.8581 North, depth = 12 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 12 km (7 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15206007. Id of event: pr15206007.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Añasco, Quebradillas, Moca (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 59 km (36 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days sixty-eight, in the past 30 days seventy-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 56 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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