A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, -66.9356° West, 17.9508° North, depth 7 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:59:49 / 8:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/20 / 2020-01-08 00:59:49 / January 8, 2020 @ 12:59 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2020008005. Event ids that are associated: pr2020008005.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ingenio, Arroyo, Candelaria Arenas (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 35 km (22 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 3 km SW of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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