A minor earthquake magnitude 3.22 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 02:25:51 / 2:25 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020346005. Id of event: pr2020346005. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 25 km, -67.1696° West, 19.1381° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/12/20 / 2020-12-11 02:25:51 / December 11, 2020 @ 2:25 am.
The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Camuy, Aguadilla, Quebradillas (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 71 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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