A minor earthquake magnitude 3.16 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 82 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (51 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 71 km (44 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.344 West, latitude 19.1978 North, depth = 71 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/17 / 2017-08-01 08:50:23 / August 1, 2017 @ 8:50 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 04:50:23 / 4:50 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2017213001. Event ids that are associated: pr2017213001.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 82 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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