A minor earthquake magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) strikes 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30 km (19 miles). Event id: pr2019339008. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019339008. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/19 / 2019-12-05 22:52:27 / December 5, 2019 @ 10:52 pm. The temblor was detected at 18:52:27 / 6:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 30 km, -67.1735° West, 19.0865° North.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moca, Hatillo, Camuy (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days eighty-seven and in the last 365 days seven hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 66 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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