A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Stella in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019344007. Id of event: pr2019344007. Exact location of earthquake, -67.35° West, 18.1805° North, depth 124 km. The temblor was detected at 07:06:32 / 7:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/12/19 / 2019-12-10 11:06:32 / December 10, 2019 @ 11:06 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 124 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 22 km (14 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arecibo, Utuado, Peñuelas (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 19 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico.
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