A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.81 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. The epicenter was at a depth of 18 km (11 miles). Event id: pr2019267067. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019267067. The 2.81-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:33:50 / 9:33 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 13:33:50 / September 24, 2019 @ 1:33 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8233° West, 18.8643° North, depth 18 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jayuya, Toa Baja, Morovis (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 45 km (28 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 41 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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