A minor earthquake magnitude 2.83 (ml/mb) strikes 89 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico (55 miles) on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/06/18 / 2018-06-15 13:47:54 / June 15, 2018 @ 1:47 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -67.0091° West, 19.3075° North, depth 14 km. Unique identifier: pr2018166011. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018166011. The temblor was picked up at 09:47:54 / 9:47 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 89 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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