A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006wa4, pr2020008043. Id of event: pr2020008043. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:33:08 / 6:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8818 West, latitude 17.9473 North, depth = 8 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/01/20 / 2020-01-08 10:33:08 / January 8, 2020 @ 10:33 am.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Toa Alta, San Antonio, Guayama (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 29 km (18 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-seven 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: 11 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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