A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.28 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Puerto Rico region (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33 km (21 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -65.2648° West, 19.5063° North, depth 33 km. The temblor was picked up at 04:26:54 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/09/18 / 2018-09-05 04:26:54 / September 5, 2018 @ 4:26 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018248001. Id of event: pr2018248001.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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