A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.28 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: pr2017340000. Event ids that are associated: pr2017340000. Global time and date of event 06/12/17 / 2017-12-06 05:32:47 / December 6, 2017 @ 5:32 am UTC/GMT. The 3.28-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:32:47 / 1:32 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29 km (18 miles). Exact location of event, depth 29 km, -67.3233° West, 18.9833° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). The epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Añasco, San Sebastián, Hatillo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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: 59 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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