A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, -66.875° West, 19.0104° North, depth 39 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/05/16 / 2016-05-05 18:33:34 / May 5, 2016 @ 6:33 pm. The temblor was detected at 14:33:34 / 2:33 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr16126012. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16126012. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 39 km (24 miles).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Estancias de Florida, Aguada, Manatí. Event epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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: 58 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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