A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 82 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (51 miles). Exact location of event, depth 7 km, -67.1813° West, 19.2358° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/10/19 / 2019-10-09 04:37:52 / October 9, 2019 @ 4:37 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019282007. Id of event: pr2019282007. The epicenter was at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:37:52 / 12:37 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-seven, in the past 30 days three hundred and twelve and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 82 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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