A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.98 (ml/mb) was reported 85 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico (53 miles) on Saturday. The 2.98-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:14:09 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 57 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.128 West, latitude 19.268 North, depth = 57 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019335000. Unique identifier: pr2019335000. Global time and date of event 01/12/19 / 2019-12-01 02:14:09 / December 1, 2019 @ 2:14 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days eighty-five and in the last 365 days seven hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 85 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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