A minor earthquake magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 87 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico (54 miles). The 2.91-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:02:24 / 5:02 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 40 km (25 miles). Exact location of event, depth 40 km, -67.0868° West, 19.2881° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/10/19 / 2019-10-05 09:02:24 / October 5, 2019 @ 9:02 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019278020. Id of event: pr2019278020.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty, in the past 30 days two hundred and eighty-one and in the last 365 days five hundred and fifty-one 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. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 87 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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