A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) was reported 1 kilometers (1 miles) from Guayanilla in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 11/01/20 / 2020-01-11 18:46:56 / January 11, 2020 @ 6:46 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 14:46:56 / 2:46 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020011022, us70006yhl. Id of event: pr2020011022. Exact location of earthquake, -66.7988° West, 18.033° North, depth 10 km.
The epicenter was 20 km (12 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arroyo, Sabana Seca, Aguas Buenas (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and fifty-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and six and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 1 km N of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.
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