A minor earthquake magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/10/19 / 2019-10-01 02:32:43 / October 1, 2019 @ 2:32 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 22:32:43 / 10:32 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). Exact location of event, depth 20 km, -67.2215° West, 19.0865° North. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019274001. Unique identifier: pr2019274001.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Quebradillas, Aguadilla, Isabela.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days two hundred and twelve, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and sixty-nine 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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