A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 25/09/19 / 2019-09-25 15:04:45 / September 25, 2019 @ 3:04 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 11:04:45 / 11:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.1651° West, latitude 19.1021° North, depth = 30 km. Unique identifier: pr2019268065. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019268065. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 30 km (19 miles).
Event epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Camuy, Aguadilla, Quebradillas (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 67 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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