A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 84 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico (52 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.2136° West, latitude 19.2461° North, depth = 12 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/10/19 / 2019-10-07 02:16:16 / October 7, 2019 @ 2:16 am. The temblor was detected at 22:16:16 / 10:16 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2019280005. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019280005. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12 km (7 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days six hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 84 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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