A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Rincon in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 16:08:16 / 4:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -67.8734° West, 18.1776° North, depth 59 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/09/15 / 2015-09-20 21:08:16 / September 20, 2015 @ 9:08 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 59 km (37 miles). Unique identifier: pr15263009. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15263009.
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (45 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Puerto Real (c. 6 200 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguada, Puerto Real, Punta Cana.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 68 km WSW of Rincon, Puerto Rico.
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