A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.92 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico (51 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 34 km, -66.9945° West, 19.2493° North. The 2.92-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:01:29 / 8:01 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/12/19 / 2019-12-22 00:01:29 / December 22, 2019 @ 12:01 am. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019356003. Unique identifier: pr2019356003. The epicenter was at a depth of 34 km (21 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days ninety-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-five and in the last 365 days eight hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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