A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us70006u2j. Ids that are associated to the event: pt20003050, us70006u2j. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8153° West, 17.8755° North, depth 5 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/01/20 / 2020-01-03 03:41:15 / January 3, 2020 @ 3:41 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 23:41:15 / 11:41 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Trujillo Alto (c. 54 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yabucoa, Trujillo Alto, San Juan (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days fifty-six, in the past 30 days sixty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 13 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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