A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:09:46 / 12:09 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 04:09:46 / September 24, 2019 @ 4:09 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.154° West, latitude 19.157° North, depth = 10 km. Event id: pt19267004. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt19267004.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Añasco, San Sebastián, Rincón (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 89 km (55 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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 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: 73 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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