A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 64 kilometers (40 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/10/19 / 2019-10-15 12:12:05 / October 15, 2019 @ 12:12 pm. Id of earthquake: pr2019288008. Event ids that are associated: pr2019288008. The epicenter was at a depth of 29 km (18 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.1793° West, latitude 19.073° North, depth = 29 km. The temblor was picked up at 08:12:05 / 8:12 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (45 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Moca, Hatillo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seventy-six, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-two and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-one 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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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