A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.83 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Id of earthquake: pr2019256006. Event ids that are associated: pr2019256006. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/09/19 / 2019-09-13 10:56:36 / September 13, 2019 @ 10:56 am. The temblor was reported at 06:56:36 / 6:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34 km (21 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.292 West, latitude 19.0633 North, depth = 34 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Moca, Quebradillas (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (45 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days four hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 66 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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