A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (51 miles) on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/12/19 / 2019-12-21 18:27:57 / December 21, 2019 @ 6:27 pm. The temblor was detected at 14:27:57 / 2:27 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019355026. Unique identifier: pr2019355026. Exact location of earthquake, -67.2843° West, 19.2201° North, depth 40 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 40 km (25 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days eighty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-four and in the last 365 days nine hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 82 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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