A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. Global time and date of event 13/11/15 / 2015-11-13 07:03:13 / November 13, 2015 @ 7:03 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34 km (21 miles). Id of earthquake: pr15317002. Event ids that are associated: pr15317002. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:03:13 / 3:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -66.789° West, 19.0079° North, depth 34 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lares, Ceiba, San Sebastián. The epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 57 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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