A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 79 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico (49 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -66.5329° West, 19.1812° North, depth 32 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:45:02 / 6:45 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15207009. Id of event: pr15207009. The epicenter was at a depth of 32 km (20 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/07/15 / 2015-07-26 10:45:02 / July 26, 2015 @ 10:45 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 79 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico.
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