A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.06 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2020003004. Event ids that are associated: pr2020003004. Exact location, longitude -66.8111° West, latitude 17.8891° North, depth = 5 km. The 3.06-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:21:50 / 12:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/01/20 / 2020-01-03 04:21:50 / January 3, 2020 @ 4:21 am.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Vega Alta, Vega Baja. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 25 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days fifty-eight, in the past 30 days sixty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 11 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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