A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. Event id: us70005lgr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt19269050, us70005lgr. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 22:12:39 / 10:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -67.1847° West, 18.9829° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/09/19 / 2019-09-26 02:12:39 / September 26, 2019 @ 2:12 am.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Maricao, Barceloneta, Mayagüez. The epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eighty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and two and in the last 365 days four hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 55 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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