A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) was reported 83 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (52 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 km (9 miles). The temblor was detected at 23:46:11 / 11:46 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/12/19 / 2019-12-27 03:46:11 / December 27, 2019 @ 3:46 am. Exact location of event, longitude -67.4138 West, latitude 19.1836 North, depth = 15 km. Unique identifier: pr2019361004. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019361004.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days ninety-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days nine hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 83 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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