A minor earthquake magnitude 3.05 (ml/mb) strikes 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The 3.05-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:09:25 / 3:09 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 07:09:25 / September 24, 2019 @ 7:09 am. Exact location, longitude -67.0738° West, latitude 19.0306° North, depth = 7 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019267105. Id of event: pr2019267105. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles).
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Sebastián, Aguada, Arecibo (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-nine, in the last 10 days sixty-three, in the past 30 days seventy-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 58 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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