A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.14 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 83 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (52 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.541666666667 West, latitude 19.115833333333 North, depth = 7.43 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/09/24 / 2024-09-18 15:41:54 / September 18, 2024 @ 3:41 pm. The 3.14-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:41:54 / 3:41 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.43 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nswc, pr71460523. Id of event: pr71460523.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 83 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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