A minor earthquake magnitude 3.13 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 82 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (51 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2019346009. Event ids that are associated: pr2019346009. The 3.13-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:22:52 / 6:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.6988° West, latitude 18.9675° North, depth = 18 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/12/19 / 2019-12-12 11:22:52 / December 12, 2019 @ 11:22 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days thirty-five, in the past 30 days ninety-six and in the last 365 days eight hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 82 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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