A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported Puerto Rico region (0 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude -66.347° West, latitude 19.4034° North, depth = 66 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 66 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:49:51 / 9:49 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr15210020. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15210020. Global time and date of event 29/07/15 / 2015-07-29 21:49:51 / July 29, 2015 @ 9:49 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fourty-six, in the past 30 days sixty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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