A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019267080. Id of event: pr2019267080. Exact location of event, depth 19 km, -67.2251° West, 19.0713° North. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:57:02 / 1:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 05:57:02 / September 24, 2019 @ 5:57 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hatillo, Aguada, Camuy (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-two, in the last 10 days fifty-seven, in the past 30 days seventy-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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