A minor earthquake magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) strikes 85 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (53 miles) on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/12/17 / 2017-12-08 16:43:11 / December 8, 2017 @ 4:43 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 50 km (31 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2017342003. Id of event: pr2017342003. The temblor was reported at 12:43:11 / 12:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.3191° West, latitude 19.2366° North, depth = 50 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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: 85 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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