A minor earthquake magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 92 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (57 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/08/17 / 2017-08-27 15:37:27 / August 27, 2017 @ 3:37 pm. Event id: pr2017239017. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2017239017. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 24 km, -67.3503° West, 19.2901° North. The 3.03-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:37:27 / 11:37 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 92 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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