A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) was reported 94 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (58 miles) on Sunday. Global time and date of event 06/10/19 / 2019-10-06 16:39:50 / October 6, 2019 @ 4:39 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 12:39:50 / 12:39 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2019279027. Event ids that are associated: pr2019279027. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 21 km (13 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.3071° West, latitude 19.3185° North, depth = 21 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-five, in the past 30 days two hundred and ninety-four and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 94 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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