A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.44 (ml/mb) was reported 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Stella in Puerto Rico on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71468343. Id of event: pr71468343. The temblor was detected at 04:30:39 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.96 km (3 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/12/24 / 2024-12-12 04:30:39 / December 12, 2024 @ 4:30 am. Exact location of event, depth 4.96 km, -67.4755° West, 18.169333333333° North.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Utuado, Peñuelas, Adjuntas. Epicenter of the earthquake was 36 km (22 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 29 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico.
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