A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 81 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (50 miles). Unique identifier: us700099bp. Ids that are associated to the event: us700099bp. Exact location of event, depth 24.7 km, -67.4984° West, 19.1234° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/05/20 / 2020-05-03 13:12:18 / May 3, 2020 @ 1:12 pm. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:12:18 / 9:12 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.7 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirty, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days one thousand and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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