A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) was reported 87 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (54 miles) on Saturday. Unique identifier: pr2019110003. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019110003. The 2.95-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:43:12 / 5:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.6551 West, latitude 19.0818 North, depth = 14 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/04/19 / 2019-04-20 10:43:12 / April 20, 2019 @ 10:43 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 14 km (9 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days five hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 87 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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