A minor earthquake magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) strikes 70 kilometers (43 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Friday. Global time and date of event 27/09/19 / 2019-09-27 16:52:49 / September 27, 2019 @ 4:52 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 2.89-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:52:49 / 12:52 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2019270047. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019270047. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.2211 West, latitude 19.1178 North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguadilla, Isabela (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-two and in the last 365 days five hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 70 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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