A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 98 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (61 miles) on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 12.59 km (8 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/12/18 / 2018-12-25 03:46:14 / December 25, 2018 @ 3:46 am. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:46:14 / 10:46 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 12.59 km, -67.6485° West, 19.2083° North. Id of earthquake: us2000ixcc. Event ids that are associated: pt18359001, us2000ixcc.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 98 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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