A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 08:08:10 / 8:08 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006vpt, pr2020007032. Id of event: pr2020007032. Exact location of event, depth 9 km, -66.8948° West, 17.9436° North. Global time and date of event 07/01/20 / 2020-01-07 12:08:10 / January 7, 2020 @ 12:08 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 31 km (19 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pájaros, Toa Alta, San Antonio (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 8 km SE of Indios, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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