A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.41 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 101 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico (63 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2017180000. Event ids that are associated: pr2017180000. Global time and date of event 29/06/17 / 2017-06-29 01:56:56 / June 29, 2017 @ 1:56 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.0691 West, latitude 19.4143 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 21:56:56 / 9:56 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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: 101 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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