A minor earthquake magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 85 km NNE of Isabela, Puerto Rico (53 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/09/19 / 2019-09-27 12:23:40 / September 27, 2019 @ 12:23 pm. The temblor was picked up at 08:23:40 / 8:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -66.8538 West, latitude 19.2543 North, depth = 25 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019270042. Id of event: pr2019270042. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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