A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) was reported 71 kilometers (44 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The 2.99-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:58:32 / 3:58 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019267111. Id of event: pr2019267111. Exact location, longitude -67.206° West, latitude 19.1326° North, depth = 6 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 km (4 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 07:58:32 / September 24, 2019 @ 7:58 am.
The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguadilla, Quebradillas, Isabela (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-two, in the last 10 days sixty-seven, in the past 30 days eighty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-six 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 71 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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