A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 91 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico (57 miles). The temblor was picked up at 23:21:44 / 11:21 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 55 km (34 miles). Exact location of event, depth 55 km, -67.1575° West, 19.3178° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/10/19 / 2019-10-04 03:21:44 / October 4, 2019 @ 3:21 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019277004. Id of event: pr2019277004.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and fifty-five, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-eight and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. 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: 91 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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