A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.35 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Tallaboa in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2020007096. Unique identifier: pr2020007096. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.7596 West, latitude 17.887 North, depth = 4 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 4 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.35-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:24:51 / 6:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/01/20 / 2020-01-07 10:24:51 / January 7, 2020 @ 10:24 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 21 km (13 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dorado, Candelaria, Toa Baja (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifty-three, in the last 10 days two hundred and fourteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 12 km SSW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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