A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.98 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 94 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (58 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.6526° West, latitude 19.1681° North, depth = 29 km. The temblor was reported at 08:14:17 / 8:14 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 18/09/18 / 2018-09-18 13:14:17 / September 18, 2018 @ 1:14 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 29 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018261015. Id of event: pr2018261015.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 94 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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