A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Friday. Id of earthquake: pr2020010005. Event ids that are associated: us70006xgk, pr2020010005. The temblor was reported at 04:14:21 / 4:14 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 12 km (7 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/01/20 / 2020-01-10 08:14:21 / January 10, 2020 @ 8:14 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -66.8303° West, latitude 17.983° North, depth = 12 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 23 km (14 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ingenio, Arroyo, Candelaria Arenas (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days two hundred and four, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventeen 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.
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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. 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: 2 km NNW of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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