A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 110 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico (68 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/06/17 / 2017-06-28 21:49:28 / June 28, 2017 @ 9:49 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.0776 West, latitude 19.4985 North, depth = 58 km. The temblor was picked up at 17:49:28 / 5:49 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2017179012. Unique identifier: pr2017179012. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 58 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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