A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019269009. Id of event: pr2019269009. Exact location, longitude -67.1368° West, latitude 18.9678° North, depth = 44 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 44 km (27 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/09/19 / 2019-09-26 12:24:05 / September 26, 2019 @ 12:24 pm. The temblor was detected at 08:24:05 / 8:24 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Añasco, San Sebastián, Rincón (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and eleven, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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