A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 106 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico (66 miles) on Thursday. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:48:04 / 8:48 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15219000. Id of event: pr15219000. Global time and date of event 07/08/15 / 2015-08-07 00:48:04 / August 7, 2015 @ 12:48 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 49 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -66.343° West, latitude 19.4248° North, depth = 49 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 106 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico.
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