A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 76 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico (47 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.2003° West, latitude 19.1755° North, depth = 68 km. The temblor was detected at 02:25:16 / 2:25 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2019294010. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019294010. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 68 km (42 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/10/19 / 2019-10-21 06:25:16 / October 21, 2019 @ 6:25 am.
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and seventy-one and in the last 365 days six hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 76 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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