A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.07 (ml/mb) was reported 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/10/17 / 2017-10-10 12:07:50 / October 10, 2017 @ 12:07 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). The 3.07-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:07:50 / 8:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.7383 West, latitude 19.0493 North, depth = 5 km. Unique identifier: pr2017283001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2017283001.
Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Florida, Ceiba, Estancias de Florida. Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 62 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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