A minor earthquake magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 85 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (53 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/12/19 / 2019-12-23 10:27:19 / December 23, 2019 @ 10:27 am. The 2.85-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:27:19 / 6:27 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2019357024. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019357024. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.4436 West, latitude 19.193 North, depth = 77 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 77 km (48 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days one hundred and six, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-one and in the last 365 days nine hundred and fifty-six 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. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 85 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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