A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, -67.1933° West, 19.088° North, depth 10 km. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:10:30 / 7:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/12/19 / 2019-12-04 23:10:30 / December 4, 2019 @ 11:10 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019338012. Id of event: pr2019338012.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Moca, Hatillo. The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days eighty-eight and in the last 365 days eight hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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: 66 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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