A minor earthquake magnitude 3.05 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. The 3.05-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:39:36 / 7:39 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 km (4 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -66.875 West, latitude 17.9101 North, depth = 6 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/01/20 / 2020-01-06 11:39:36 / January 6, 2020 @ 11:39 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2020006010. Unique identifier: pr2020006010.
The epicenter was 30 km (19 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vega Baja, Cayey, Comerío (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days sixty-seven, in the past 30 days seventy-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 7 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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