A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Fuig in Puerto Rico. Global time and date of event 07/01/20 / 2020-01-07 12:54:42 / January 7, 2020 @ 12:54 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us70006vpz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006vpz. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:54:42 / 8:54 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -66.9236° West, 18.0113° North, depth 10 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 33 km (20 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 64 km (39 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ingenio, Candelaria, Candelaria Arenas (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and ten, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 2 km NNW of Fuig, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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