A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Id of earthquake: pr2019321001. Event ids that are associated: pr2019321001. Exact location of event, longitude -67.2433 West, latitude 19.0818 North, depth = 15 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/11/19 / 2019-11-17 04:13:51 / November 17, 2019 @ 4:13 am. The 2.85-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:13:51 / 12:13 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 15 km (9 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). The epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Quebradillas, Aguadilla, Isabela (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days ninety-three and in the last 365 days seven hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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