A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 79 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (49 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 45 km (28 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018046004. Unique identifier: pr2018046004. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/02/18 / 2018-02-15 13:36:04 / February 15, 2018 @ 1:36 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:36:04 / 8:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.5335 West, latitude 19.0825 North, depth = 45 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 79 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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