A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, -67.179° West, 18.961° North, depth 25 km. The 2.95-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:31:37 / 7:31 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/09/19 / 2019-09-27 11:31:37 / September 27, 2019 @ 11:31 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2019270036. Event ids that are associated: pr2019270036.
Epicenter of the event was 73 km (45 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 54 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). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Añasco, Arecibo, San Sebastián (min 5000 pop).
Every 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 thirty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 52 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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