A minor earthquake magnitude 3.04 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/10/19 / 2019-10-01 08:28:31 / October 1, 2019 @ 8:28 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -67.028° West, 19.1438° North, depth 7 km. Id of earthquake: pr2019274016. Event ids that are associated: pr2019274016. The 3.04-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:28:31 / 4:28 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hatillo, Camuy, Quebradillas.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and eighteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 71 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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