A minor earthquake magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 01:27:50 / 1:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.1903° West, latitude 19.1478° North, depth = 7 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/09/19 / 2019-09-25 05:27:50 / September 25, 2019 @ 5:27 am. Event id: pr2019268041. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019268041.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isabela (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and three, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-seven 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: 73 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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