A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 77 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (48 miles). The 2.97-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:46:56 / 2:46 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2019267090. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019267090. Exact location of event, longitude -67.3178 West, latitude 19.1621 North, depth = 41 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 06:46:56 / September 24, 2019 @ 6:46 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-nine, in the last 10 days sixty-four, in the past 30 days seventy-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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