A minor earthquake magnitude 3.35 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 57 km (35 miles). The temblor was detected at 04:13:59 / 4:13 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2020113007. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020113007. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.1795 West, latitude 18.7213 North, depth = 57 km. Global time and date of event 22/04/20 / 2020-04-22 08:13:59 / April 22, 2020 @ 8:13 am UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Río Grande (c. 13 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Naguabo, Loíza, Río Grande (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days three hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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 NNE of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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