A minor earthquake magnitude 3.08 (ml/mb) strikes 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Magas Arriba in Puerto Rico on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/01/20 / 2020-01-10 14:13:15 / January 10, 2020 @ 2:13 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -66.745 West, latitude 18.0051 North, depth = 14 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 14 km (9 miles). The 3.08-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:13:15 / 10:13 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2020010065. Unique identifier: pr2020010065.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (47 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Caguas, Guaynabo, Levittown (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-four, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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