A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Event id: pr2019267164. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019267164. Exact location, longitude -67.03° West, latitude 19.121° North, depth = 34 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 34 km (21 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 10:42:25 / September 24, 2019 @ 10:42 am. The temblor was detected at 06:42:25 / 6:42 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hatillo, Camuy, Quebradillas (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-seven, in the last 10 days eighty-two, in the past 30 days ninety-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. 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: 68 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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