A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 61 kilometers (38 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 km (4 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/17 / 2017-01-01 21:37:33 / January 1, 2017 @ 9:37 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:37:33 / 4:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.5438° West, latitude 18.8556° North, depth = 6 km. Id of earthquake: pr17001007. Event ids that are associated: pr17001007.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Añasco, Quebradillas, Moca (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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