A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 80 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (50 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/05/17 / 2017-05-25 05:40:37 / May 25, 2017 @ 5:40 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2017145013. Id of event: pr2017145013. Exact location of event, depth 40 km, -67.2866° West, 19.198° North. The temblor was picked up at 01:40:37 / 1:40 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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