A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 98 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (61 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/07/18 / 2018-07-23 11:03:24 / July 23, 2018 @ 11:03 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.6968 West, latitude 19.171 North, depth = 14 km. Id of earthquake: pr2018204009. Event ids that are associated: pr2018204009. The 2.95-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:03:24 / 6:03 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 three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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: 98 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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