A minor earthquake magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The 3.01-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:39:47 / 4:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.1001 West, latitude 19.2048 North, depth = 57 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/11/19 / 2019-11-21 08:39:47 / November 21, 2019 @ 8:39 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 57 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2019325016. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019325016.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isabela. Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days eighty-six and in the last 365 days seven hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 78 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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