A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) was reported 75 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (47 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019271056. Id of event: pr2019271056. The temblor was reported at 16:00:43 / 4:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.3151° West, latitude 19.1398° North, depth = 55 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 55 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/09/19 / 2019-09-28 20:00:43 / September 28, 2019 @ 8:00 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days five hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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