A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) was reported 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Rincon in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, -67.892° West, 18.1358° North, depth 28 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 28 km (17 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:36:58 / 6:36 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2019051012. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019051012. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/02/19 / 2019-02-20 23:36:58 / February 20, 2019 @ 11:36 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (46 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Puerto Real (c. 6 200 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puerto Real, Punta Cana, Rincón (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 71 km WSW of Rincon, Puerto Rico.
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