A minor earthquake magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Stella in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/11/19 / 2019-11-23 09:06:17 / November 23, 2019 @ 9:06 am UTC/GMT. The 2.97-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:06:17 / 4:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.6455 West, latitude 18.146 North, depth = 66 km. Id of earthquake: pr2019327009. Event ids that are associated: pr2019327009. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 66 km (41 miles).
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from San Germán (c. 12 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isabela, Sabana Grande, San Sebastián (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 three, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 46 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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