A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: pr2020008018. Event ids that are associated: pr2020008018. The epicenter was at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). The temblor was detected at 23:13:17 / 11:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/20 / 2020-01-08 03:13:17 / January 8, 2020 @ 3:13 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.828 West, latitude 17.9061 North, depth = 7 km.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vega Alta, Cidra, Guayama (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 25 km (16 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 9 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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