A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:03:46 / 11:03 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/09/15 / 2015-09-02 15:03:46 / September 2, 2015 @ 3:03 pm. Event id: pr15245003. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15245003. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -66.8223 West, latitude 19.0785 North, depth = 37 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 68 km (42 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Barceloneta, Quebradillas, Arecibo. Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and five and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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