A minor earthquake magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 0 kilometers (0 miles) from Guayanilla in Puerto Rico. The temblor was picked up at 09:26:02 / 9:26 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km (6 miles). Event id: pr2020007068. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020007068. Exact location of event, longitude -66.7853 West, latitude 18.0243 North, depth = 9 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/01/20 / 2020-01-07 13:26:02 / January 7, 2020 @ 1:26 pm.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 18 km (11 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arroyo, Aguas Buenas, Ingenio.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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