A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Friday. Unique identifier: pt19333050. Ids that are associated to the event: pt19333050. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/11/19 / 2019-11-29 15:08:42 / November 29, 2019 @ 3:08 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 11:08:42 / 11:08 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -67.173° West, 18.97° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 86 km (53 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manatí, Florida, Utuado.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days eighty-six and in the last 365 days seven hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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