A minor earthquake magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) strikes 57 kilometers (35 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 93 km (58 miles). Event id: pr2019269010. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019269010. The temblor was reported at 08:52:36 / 8:52 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/09/19 / 2019-09-26 12:52:36 / September 26, 2019 @ 12:52 pm. Exact location, longitude -67.1921° West, latitude 19.0038° North, depth = 93 km.
Epicenter of the event was 78 km (48 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arecibo, San Sebastián, Rincón (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ninety, in the past 30 days one hundred and seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 57 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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