A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.53 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 118 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (73 miles). Unique identifier: pr2020270000. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000c1h9, pr2020270000. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.53-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:40:31 / 2:40 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/09/20 / 2020-09-26 02:40:31 / September 26, 2020 @ 2:40 am. Exact location, longitude -67.6196° West, latitude 19.4406° North, depth = 10 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days nine hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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