A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.44 (ml/mb) was reported 80 kilometers (50 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Event id: pr2020294004. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020294004. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -67.2723° West, 19.1983° North, depth 24 km. The temblor was reported at 10:23:42 / 10:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/10/20 / 2020-10-20 10:23:42 / October 20, 2020 @ 10:23 am.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isabela (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 82 km (51 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days seven hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 80 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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