A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Unique identifier: pr2019267141. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019267141. The temblor was picked up at 14:36:29 / 2:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -67.253° West, 19.1283° North, depth 33 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 18:36:29 / September 24, 2019 @ 6:36 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 33 km (21 miles).
The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguadilla, Isabela (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-four, in the last 10 days eighty, in the past 30 days ninety-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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