A minor earthquake magnitude 3.05 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 92 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (57 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2017239011. Id of event: pr2017239011. Global time and date of event 27/08/17 / 2017-08-27 15:20:50 / August 27, 2017 @ 3:20 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 65 km (40 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:20:50 / 11:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.4461 West, latitude 19.2618 North, depth = 65 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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