A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Tallaboa in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: pr2020012066. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020012066. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.7106 West, latitude 17.9331 North, depth = 10 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:22:39 / 3:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/01/20 / 2020-01-12 07:22:39 / January 12, 2020 @ 7:22 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 13 km (8 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ingenio, Candelaria Arenas, Dorado (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-three, in the last 10 days three hundred and seventy, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 6 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico.
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