A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 103 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico (64 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 112 km (70 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:44:50 / 4:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/07/15 / 2015-07-18 08:44:50 / July 18, 2015 @ 8:44 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15199019. Id of event: pr15199019. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.568 West, latitude 19.3285 North, depth = 112 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 103 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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