A minor earthquake magnitude 2.81 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/01/20 / 2020-01-13 13:27:44 / January 13, 2020 @ 1:27 pm. The 2.81-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:27:44 / 9:27 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020013080. Id of event: pr2020013080. Exact location of event, longitude -66.784 West, latitude 17.9705 North, depth = 12 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 19 km (12 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dorado, Campanilla, Arroyo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eighty, in the last 10 days four hundred and sixty-nine, in the past 30 days five hundred and thirty-six and in the last 365 days five hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 4 km SE of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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