A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.31 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, -67.2276° West, 19.0381° North, depth 45 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/12/19 / 2019-12-11 17:47:12 / December 11, 2019 @ 5:47 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 45 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: pr2019345008. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019345008. The temblor was detected at 13:47:12 / 1:47 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Sebastián, Rincón, Hatillo (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days ninety-five and in the last 365 days eight hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 61 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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