A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -67.3373° West, latitude 19.1218° North, depth = 84 km. The 2.97-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:37:24 / 5:37 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/09/19 / 2019-09-24 09:37:24 / September 24, 2019 @ 9:37 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 84 km (52 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019267123. Id of event: pr2019267123.
Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isabela (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-six, in the last 10 days seventy-two, in the past 30 days eighty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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