A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Monday. The 2.99-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:34:10 / 1:34 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019273013. Id of event: pr2019273013. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 24 km, -66.828° West, 19.1375° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/09/19 / 2019-09-30 05:34:10 / September 30, 2019 @ 5:34 am.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arecibo, Quebradillas, Isabela. Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-six, in the last 10 days two hundred and four, in the past 30 days two hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days four hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 72 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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