A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 141 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico (88 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/07/15 / 2015-07-17 22:26:10 / July 17, 2015 @ 10:26 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 18:26:10 / 6:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -65.4982° West, 19.6644° North, depth 53 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 53 km (33 miles). Event id: pr15198016. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15198016.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 141 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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