A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 99 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico (62 miles). Global time and date of event 23/07/15 / 2015-07-23 18:32:09 / July 23, 2015 @ 6:32 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15204022. Id of event: pr15204022. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:32:09 / 2:32 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -66.1398° West, latitude 19.3614° North, depth = 56 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 99 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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