A minor earthquake magnitude 3.16 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 135 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico (84 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 51 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/07/19 / 2019-07-07 10:11:54 / July 7, 2019 @ 10:11 am. The 3.16-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:11:54 / 6:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.2998 West, latitude 19.5428 North, depth = 51 km. Id of earthquake: pr2019188011. Event ids that are associated: pr2019188011.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 135 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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