A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 96 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico (60 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15217022. Id of event: pr15217022. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:34:24 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 64 km (40 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/08/15 / 2015-08-05 10:34:24 / August 5, 2015 @ 10:34 am. Exact location of event, longitude -66.3048 West, latitude 19.3425 North, depth = 64 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days sixty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 96 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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