A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 127 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico (79 miles). Event id: pr2018283002. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018283002. Exact location of earthquake, -65.3268° West, 19.47° North, depth 56 km. The temblor was reported at 01:59:00 / 1:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 56 km (35 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/10/18 / 2018-10-10 05:59:00 / October 10, 2018 @ 5:59 am.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 127 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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