A minor earthquake magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 81 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico (50 miles). The temblor was reported at 19:39:55 / 7:39 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2019055013. Event ids that are associated: pr2019055013. Exact location of event, depth 23 km, -66.511° West, 19.199° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/02/19 / 2019-02-24 23:39:55 / February 24, 2019 @ 11:39 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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