A minor earthquake magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38 km (24 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 10:04:18 / September 24, 2019 @ 10:04 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2019267129. Event ids that are associated: pr2019267129. Exact location of earthquake, -67.153° West, 19.1013° North, depth 38 km. The 3.02-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:04:18 / 6:04 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moca, Hatillo, Camuy (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-eight, in the last 10 days seventy-two, in the past 30 days eighty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 67 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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