A minor earthquake magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 84 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (52 miles). Event id: pr2019281008. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019281008. The 2.82-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:48:48 / 12:48 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/10/19 / 2019-10-08 04:48:48 / October 8, 2019 @ 4:48 am. Exact location, longitude -67.3135° West, latitude 19.223° North, depth = 25 km.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and ninety-five and in the last 365 days six hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 84 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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