A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was reported 78 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (48 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 24 km, -67.3646° West, 19.1528° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.91-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:56:45 / 12:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/10/19 / 2019-10-01 04:56:45 / October 1, 2019 @ 4:56 am. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019274011. Unique identifier: pr2019274011.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days six hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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