A minor earthquake magnitude 2.88 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 82 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (51 miles). Unique identifier: pr2019356019. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019356019. Exact location of earthquake, -67.2778° West, 19.217° North, depth 24 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/12/19 / 2019-12-22 05:39:26 / December 22, 2019 @ 5:39 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 01:39:26 / 1:39 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 24 km (15 miles).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty, in the last 10 days ninety-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days nine hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 82 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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