A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.06 (ml/mb) was reported 84 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico (52 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/11/17 / 2017-11-10 09:47:58 / November 10, 2017 @ 9:47 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 66 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2017314001. Event ids that are associated: pr2017314001. Exact location, longitude -67.1555° West, latitude 19.2515° North, depth = 66 km. The temblor was reported at 05:47:58 / 5:47 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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: 84 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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