A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 11:22:51 / 11:22 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2020010026. Event ids that are associated: pr2020010026. Global time and date of event 10/01/20 / 2020-01-10 15:22:51 / January 10, 2020 @ 3:22 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -66.844° West, latitude 18.0011° North, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Campanilla, Dorado, Toa Baja (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days two hundred and eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 2 km WNW of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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