A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. The temblor was detected at 11:11:19 / 11:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 8 km, -66.8281° West, 17.9133° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/01/20 / 2020-01-10 15:11:19 / January 10, 2020 @ 3:11 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2020010070. Unique identifier: pr2020010070.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Vega Alta, Cidra. Epicenter of the earthquake was 25 km (16 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-five, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 8 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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