A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) strikes 84 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (52 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 08:23:43 / 8:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.27° West, latitude 19.2376° North, depth = 34 km. Id of earthquake: pr2018011009. Event ids that are associated: pr2018011009. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/01/18 / 2018-01-11 12:23:43 / January 11, 2018 @ 12:23 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 34 km (21 miles).
Every 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 nine, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 84 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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