A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.22 (ml/mb) was reported 104 km N of Vieques, Puerto Rico (65 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48 km (30 miles). The 3.22-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:07:08 / 8:07 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/07/19 / 2019-07-16 00:07:08 / July 16, 2019 @ 12:07 am. Exact location of event, longitude -65.6521 West, latitude 19.3543 North, depth = 48 km. Id of earthquake: pr2019197000. Event ids that are associated: pr2019197000.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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