A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 113 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico (70 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 40 km (25 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:59:58 / 10:59 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15244002. Id of event: pr15244002. Global time and date of event 01/09/15 / 2015-09-01 02:59:58 / September 1, 2015 @ 2:59 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -66.3202° West, latitude 19.4901° North, depth = 40 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and twelve 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 113 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico.
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