A minor earthquake magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/09/19 / 2019-09-27 01:02:25 / September 27, 2019 @ 1:02 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 14 km (9 miles). Event id: pr2019270011. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019270011. The temblor was reported at 21:02:25 / 9:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.148° West, latitude 19.0273° North, depth = 14 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Sebastián, Rincón, Arecibo. Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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