A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The 2.91-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:59:12 / 1:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.2575 West, latitude 19.1586 North, depth = 8 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019317006. Id of event: pr2019317006. Global time and date of event 13/11/19 / 2019-11-13 17:59:12 / November 13, 2019 @ 5:59 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 77 km (48 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isabela. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and in the last 365 days seven hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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: 75 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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