A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 77 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (48 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/03/20 / 2020-03-01 23:00:49 / March 1, 2020 @ 11:00 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us600087kc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600087kc. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:00:49 / 6:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -67.5413° West, 19.0455° North, depth 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days eighty-two and in the last 365 days one thousand and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 77 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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