A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:36:16 / 10:36 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 08/07/18 / 2018-07-08 02:36:16 / July 8, 2018 @ 2:36 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -66.4636 West, latitude 19.1081 North, depth = 14 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018189002. Id of event: pr2018189002.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Toa Baja, Manatí, Arecibo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Dorado (c. 13 100 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 71 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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