A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) was reported 92 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico (57 miles) on Thursday. The 3.01-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:06:05 / 7:06 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 06/09/18 / 2018-09-06 11:06:05 / September 6, 2018 @ 11:06 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 47 km (29 miles). Exact location of event, depth 47 km, -67.054° West, 19.3391° North. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018249008. Unique identifier: pr2018249008.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 92 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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