A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) was reported 101 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (63 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 67 km (42 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2017239008. Event ids that are associated: pr2017239008. The temblor was reported at 11:09:09 / 11:09 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/08/17 / 2017-08-27 15:09:09 / August 27, 2017 @ 3:09 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -67.4458° West, 19.3455° North, depth 67 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 101 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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