A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8338° West, 18.9801° North, depth 26 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 26 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2019355021. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019355021. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/12/19 / 2019-12-21 11:29:49 / December 21, 2019 @ 11:29 am. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:29:49 / 7:29 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Aguada, Lares (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days eighty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-seven and in the last 365 days seven hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 54 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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