A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/01/20 / 2020-01-16 13:21:41 / January 16, 2020 @ 1:21 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -66.8441° West, 17.9888° North. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:21:41 / 9:21 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700070xe. Id of event: us700070xe.
Event epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dorado, Campanilla, Toa Baja (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-six, in the last 10 days three hundred and ninety-six, in the past 30 days four hundred and seventy-eight and in the last 365 days five hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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 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: 2 km WSW of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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