A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:37:56 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pt19267011. Unique identifier: pt19267011. Exact location of earthquake, -67.146° West, 19.128° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 08:37:56 / September 24, 2019 @ 8:37 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Sebastián, Rincón, Arecibo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 70 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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