A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.88 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The 2.88-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:26:48 / 3:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.0021 West, latitude 19.1168 North, depth = 78 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 78 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2019305005. Event ids that are associated: pr2019305005. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/11/19 / 2019-11-01 19:26:48 / November 1, 2019 @ 7:26 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hatillo, Camuy, Quebradillas (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fourty, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-seven and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 68 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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