A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 115 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico (71 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 03:40:16 / 3:40 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/08/15 / 2015-08-05 07:40:16 / August 5, 2015 @ 7:40 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr15217018. Event ids that are associated: pr15217018. Exact location of event, longitude -66.3445 West, latitude 19.5114 North, depth = 41 km.
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 sixty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and five and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 115 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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