A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.138° West, latitude 19.061° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 23:32:39 / 11:32 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 03:32:39 / September 24, 2019 @ 3:32 am. Event id: pt19267001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt19267001.
The epicenter was 96 km (59 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vega Baja, Hormigueros, Utuado (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 63 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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