A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 96 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (60 miles). Unique identifier: pr16086001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16086001. The temblor was detected at 04:40:58 / 4:40 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 23 km (14 miles). Exact location of event, depth 23 km, -67.2882° West, 19.3442° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/03/16 / 2016-03-26 08:40:58 / March 26, 2016 @ 8:40 am.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 96 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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