A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) was reported 89 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (55 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 19:02:26 / 7:02 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018277001. Id of event: pr2018277001. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 82 km (51 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -67.667 West, latitude 19.0896 North, depth = 82 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/10/18 / 2018-10-04 00:02:26 / October 4, 2018 @ 12:02 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 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. 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: 89 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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