A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). Unique identifier: pr2020008046. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006wai, pr2020008046. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/01/20 / 2020-01-08 11:44:17 / January 8, 2020 @ 11:44 am. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:44:17 / 7:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 7 km, -66.8928° West, 17.9463° North.
Earthquake epicenter was 30 km (19 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), 77 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Toa Alta, San Antonio, Guayama (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 13 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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