A minor earthquake magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Event id: pr2019344006. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019344006. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/12/19 / 2019-12-10 09:32:06 / December 10, 2019 @ 9:32 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). The 3.09-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:32:06 / 5:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.212 West, latitude 19.0456 North, depth = 8 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rincón, Hatillo, Aguada (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days ninety-one and in the last 365 days eight hundred and twenty 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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