A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.36 (ml/mb) was reported 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Suárez in Puerto Rico on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 28.53 km, -65.842833333333° West, 18.936333333333° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/09/24 / 2024-09-09 05:51:06 / September 9, 2024 @ 5:51 am. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71459558. Unique identifier: pr71459558. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.53 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 05:51:06 / 5:51 am (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Naguabo, Caguas, Aguas Buenas. Epicenter of the event was 59 km (37 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighteen 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 56 km N of Suárez, Puerto Rico.
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