A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 129 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico (80 miles). The temblor was reported at 08:59:21 / 8:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -65.4001° West, latitude 19.5214° North, depth = 85 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 85 km (53 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/07/15 / 2015-07-19 12:59:21 / July 19, 2015 @ 12:59 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: pr15200020. Unique identifier: pr15200020.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 129 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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