A minor earthquake magnitude 2.83 (ml/mb) strikes 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 14 km (9 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -67.1378 West, latitude 19.0171 North, depth = 14 km. The 2.83-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:59:43 / 9:59 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2019268054. Event ids that are associated: pr2019268054. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/09/19 / 2019-09-25 01:59:43 / September 25, 2019 @ 1:59 am.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rincón, Arecibo, Aguada. Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and five, in the last 10 days one hundred and ten, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 58 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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