A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico (51 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 18:21:46 / 6:21 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -65.3958° West, 19.0493° North, depth 30 km. Id of earthquake: pr2018154009. Event ids that are associated: pr2018154009. Global time and date of event 03/06/18 / 2018-06-03 22:21:46 / June 3, 2018 @ 10:21 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 30 km (19 miles).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 82 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico.
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