A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) strikes 98 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico (61 miles) on Sunday. Event id: pr15228003. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15228003. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:21:02 / 8:21 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 72 km (45 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/08/15 / 2015-08-16 12:21:02 / August 16, 2015 @ 12:21 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -66.3525 West, latitude 19.3581 North, depth = 72 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fourty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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