A minor earthquake magnitude 3.22 (ml/mb) strikes 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 14:36:26 / 2:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/11/19 / 2019-11-09 18:36:26 / November 9, 2019 @ 6:36 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -67.1275° West, 19.0681° North. Event id: pr2019313012. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019313012.
Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arecibo, Aguada, Moca.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-three and in the last 365 days seven hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 63 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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