A minor earthquake magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) strikes 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/10/19 / 2019-10-11 16:16:39 / October 11, 2019 @ 4:16 pm. The temblor was detected at 12:16:39 / 12:16 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 96 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2019284008. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019284008. Exact location of event, depth 96 km, -67.1441° West, 19.0371° North.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Sebastián, Rincón, Arecibo. Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days one hundred, in the past 30 days three hundred and twenty-eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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 NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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