A minor earthquake magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/10/19 / 2019-10-28 05:19:43 / October 28, 2019 @ 5:19 am. Exact location of earthquake, -67.3031° West, 19.1341° North, depth 12 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12 km (7 miles). The 2.84-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:19:43 / 1:19 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019301009. Id of event: pr2019301009.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isabela. Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (47 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-nine and in the last 365 days seven hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 74 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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