A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 128 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico (80 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15200025. Id of event: pr15200025. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/07/15 / 2015-07-19 18:14:13 / July 19, 2015 @ 6:14 pm. Exact location, longitude -65.5716° West, latitude 19.558° North, depth = 80 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 80 km (50 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 14:14:13 / 2:14 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 128 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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