A minor earthquake magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) strikes 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Friday. The 3.09-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:00:28 / 12:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/09/19 / 2019-09-27 04:00:28 / September 27, 2019 @ 4:00 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 67 km (42 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2019270019. Event ids that are associated: pr2019270019. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.9376 West, latitude 18.9015 North, depth = 67 km.
Epicenter of the event was 53 km (33 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Maricao, Ciales, Ceiba (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-seven 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 45 km NNE of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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