A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) was reported 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019267022. Unique identifier: pr2019267022. Global time and date of event 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 06:35:44 / September 24, 2019 @ 6:35 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.82-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:35:44 / 2:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.0376° West, latitude 19.1673° North, depth = 13 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isabela (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-one, in the last 10 days thirty-five, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 73 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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