A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 110 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico (68 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 73 km (45 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/08/15 / 2015-08-21 06:17:22 / August 21, 2015 @ 6:17 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15233001. Id of event: pr15233001. Exact location of earthquake, -66.3653° West, 19.4685° North, depth 73 km. The temblor was detected at 02:17:22 / 2:17 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 110 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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