A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 117 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico (73 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:59:36 / 2:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.2815 West, latitude 19.527 North, depth = 50 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr15219010. Unique identifier: pr15219010. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 50 km (31 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/08/15 / 2015-08-07 06:59:36 / August 7, 2015 @ 6:59 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days eighty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 117 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico.
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