A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) strikes 99 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (62 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 28 km (17 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.3446° West, latitude 19.358° North, depth = 28 km. Id of earthquake: pr2019292014. Event ids that are associated: pr2019292014. The temblor was reported at 19:49:41 / 7:49 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/10/19 / 2019-10-19 23:49:41 / October 19, 2019 @ 11:49 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days sixty, in the past 30 days three hundred and sixty-eight and in the last 365 days seven hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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