A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.29 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.1848 West, latitude 18.633 North, depth = 31 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 31 km (19 miles). Unique identifier: pr2019252005. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019252005. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/09/19 / 2019-09-09 12:24:13 / September 9, 2019 @ 12:24 pm. The temblor was detected at 08:24:13 / 8:24 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Event epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Río Grande (c. 13 500 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Barbara, Canovanas, Punta Santiago.
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 five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel anything?
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: 38 km NNE of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
Copyright © 2019 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply