A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 91 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (57 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -67.6991° West, latitude 19.0895° North, depth = 12 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:19:21 / 3:19 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/10/18 / 2018-10-05 08:19:21 / October 5, 2018 @ 8:19 am. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018278005. Unique identifier: pr2018278005.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 91 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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