A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) was reported 88 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (55 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -67.2285° West, 19.2835° North, depth 25 km. The temblor was detected at 11:56:12 / 11:56 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2019279023. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019279023. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/10/19 / 2019-10-06 15:56:12 / October 6, 2019 @ 3:56 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-three, in the past 30 days two hundred and ninety-one and in the last 365 days six hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 88 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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