A minor earthquake magnitude 3.06 (ml/mb) strikes 74 kilometers (46 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 8 km, -67.229° West, 19.1573° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2019322000. Event ids that are associated: pr2019322000. The 3.06-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:46:22 / 1:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/11/19 / 2019-11-18 05:46:22 / November 18, 2019 @ 5:46 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isabela.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days ninety and in the last 365 days seven hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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: 74 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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