A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 63 kilometers (39 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Id of earthquake: pr2019333010. Event ids that are associated: pr2019333010. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:16:49 / 2:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.2063 West, latitude 19.057 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/11/19 / 2019-11-29 18:16:49 / November 29, 2019 @ 6:16 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Hatillo, Moca (min 5000 pop).
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 six, in the last 10 days fourty-one, in the past 30 days eighty-eight and in the last 365 days eight hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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