A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The epicenter was at a depth of 4 km (2 miles). Unique identifier: pr2019268012. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019268012. The 3.09-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:37:27 / 11:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/09/19 / 2019-09-25 15:37:27 / September 25, 2019 @ 3:37 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 4 km, -67.1953° West, 19.1276° North.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguadilla, Quebradillas, Isabela (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days sixty-eight, in the past 30 days eighty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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: 71 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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