A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Event id: pr2019268025. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019268025. The 2.94-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:41:47 / 11:41 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/09/19 / 2019-09-25 03:41:47 / September 25, 2019 @ 3:41 am. Exact location, longitude -67.041° West, latitude 18.7545° North, depth = 12 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop). 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 Lajas, Puerto Real, Vega Baja.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-two, in the last 10 days ninety-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and five and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 28 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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