A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The temblor was detected at 17:13:16 / 5:13 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 21:13:16 / September 24, 2019 @ 9:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -67.1055 West, latitude 18.9773 North, depth = 9 km. Event id: pr2019267145. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019267145.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km (43 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rincón, San Sebastián, Arecibo.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-three, in the last 10 days eighty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and two and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 53 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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