A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 101 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (63 miles). Exact location of event, depth 47 km, -67.6693° West, 19.2306° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2019351070. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019351070. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:33:42 / 11:33 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/12/19 / 2019-12-17 16:33:42 / December 17, 2019 @ 4:33 pm.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-two, in the last 10 days seventy-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty and in the last 365 days nine hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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: 101 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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