A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 122 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico (76 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -65.477° West, 19.4752° North, depth 94 km. Global time and date of event 19/07/15 / 2015-07-19 20:17:49 / July 19, 2015 @ 8:17 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 94 km (58 miles). The 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:17:49 / 4:17 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr15200026. Event ids that are associated: pr15200026.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 seven, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 122 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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