A minor earthquake magnitude 2.81 (ml/mb) strikes 87 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (54 miles) on Monday. The 2.81-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:37:39 / 6:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.4063 West, latitude 19.2255 North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: pr2019273035. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019273035. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/09/19 / 2019-09-30 22:37:39 / September 30, 2019 @ 10:37 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and ten, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 87 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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