A minor earthquake magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 124 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (77 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50 km (31 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/08/17 / 2017-08-22 10:39:37 / August 22, 2017 @ 10:39 am. The temblor was reported at 05:39:37 / 5:39 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2017234030. Unique identifier: pr2017234030. Exact location of earthquake, -67.5993° West, 19.508° North, depth 50 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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