A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 108 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico (67 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 67 km (42 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15219002. Id of event: pr15219002. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/08/15 / 2015-08-07 00:22:20 / August 7, 2015 @ 12:22 am. Exact location of event, depth 67 km, -66.3572° West, 19.444° North. The temblor was reported at 20:22:20 / 8:22 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days eighty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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