A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Esperanza in Puerto Rico. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:28:03 / 1:28 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: pr17017001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr17017001. Exact location of earthquake, -65.6295° West, 17.8985° North, depth 6 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/01/17 / 2017-01-17 05:28:03 / January 17, 2017 @ 5:28 am.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Candelaria, Sabana Seca, Santa Isabel (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Trujillo Alto (c. 54 200 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 27 km SW of Esperanza, Puerto Rico.
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