A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.08 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 100 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico (62 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -66.9676 West, latitude 19.4091 North, depth = 35 km. The 3.08-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:05:34 / 5:05 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2018056010. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018056010. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/02/18 / 2018-02-25 21:05:34 / February 25, 2018 @ 9:05 pm.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-six 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 100 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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