A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018125010. Unique identifier: pr2018125010. The 2.85-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:04:41 / 8:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -66.8351° West, latitude 18.9275° North, depth = 14 km. Global time and date of event 05/05/18 / 2018-05-05 12:04:41 / May 5, 2018 @ 12:04 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14 km (9 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Las Marías, Ciales, Utuado (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 48 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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