A minor earthquake magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 05:04:52 / 5:04 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2019273021. Event ids that are associated: pr2019273021. Exact location of event, depth 6 km, -67.1323° West, 19.034° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/09/19 / 2019-09-30 09:04:52 / September 30, 2019 @ 9:04 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rincón, Arecibo, Aguada (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days two hundred and eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 60 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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