A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.06 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019061007. Id of event: pr2019061007. The 3.06-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:11:57 / 6:11 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/03/19 / 2019-03-02 10:11:57 / March 2, 2019 @ 10:11 am. Exact location of event, longitude -67.2808 West, latitude 19.1605 North, depth = 12 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 78 km (49 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isabela (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days seventy-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty 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.
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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: 76 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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