A light earthquake magnitude 4.18 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 91 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (57 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/08/17 / 2017-08-27 14:54:45 / August 27, 2017 @ 2:54 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 10:54:45 / 10:54 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: pr2017239007. Event ids that are associated: pt17239001, pr2017239007. Exact location of event, longitude -67.292 West, latitude 19.299 North, depth = 42 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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