A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.44 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 86 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico (53 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2020167005. Event ids that are associated: us6000abz1, pr2020167005. The 3.44-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:43:24 / 2:43 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/06/20 / 2020-06-15 02:43:24 / June 15, 2020 @ 2:43 am. Exact location, longitude -67.6848° West, latitude 19.0343° North, depth = 7 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days fifty and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 86 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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