A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 88 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (55 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/12/19 / 2019-12-17 04:57:16 / December 17, 2019 @ 4:57 am. Unique identifier: pr2019351040. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019351040. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 45 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.82-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:57:16 / 11:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -67.5586° West, 19.1566° North, depth 45 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days sixty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days nine hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 88 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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