A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 109 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico (68 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/15 / 2015-08-01 02:14:11 / August 1, 2015 @ 2:14 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.4235 West, latitude 19.332 North, depth = 112 km. Event id: pr15213002. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15213002. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 112 km (70 miles). The temblor was reported at 22:14:11 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days seventy-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and twelve and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 109 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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