A minor earthquake magnitude 3.04 (ml/mb) strikes 105 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (65 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 98 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 01:33:04 / 1:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.4453 West, latitude 19.3905 North, depth = 98 km. Id of earthquake: pr2018282008. Event ids that are associated: pr2018282008. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/10/18 / 2018-10-09 05:33:04 / October 9, 2018 @ 5:33 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 105 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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