A minor earthquake magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 88 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (55 miles). Global time and date of event 16/10/19 / 2019-10-16 13:08:12 / October 16, 2019 @ 1:08 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -67.3183° West, 19.2643° North, depth 30 km. The 2.94-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:08:12 / 9:08 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 30 km (19 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2019289005. Event ids that are associated: pr2019289005.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seventy-three, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-six and in the last 365 days seven hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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