A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.98 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, -66.7898° West, 17.8776° North, depth 6 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/01/20 / 2020-01-06 17:15:19 / January 6, 2020 @ 5:15 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.98-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:15:19 / 1:15 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2020006059. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020006059.
Epicenter of the event was 24 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 67 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). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Arroyo, Vega Alta (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 13 km SSE of Indios, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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