A minor earthquake magnitude 3.04 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 0 kilometers (0 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. Unique identifier: pr2020014027. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020014027. Exact location of earthquake, -66.815° West, 17.9971° North, depth 16 km. Global time and date of event 14/01/20 / 2020-01-14 01:17:54 / January 14, 2020 @ 1:17 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16 km (10 miles). The 3.04-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:17:54 / 9:17 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 21 km (13 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Candelaria Arenas, Candelaria, Dorado. Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 one hundred and seventy-four, in the last 10 days four hundred and seventy-two, in the past 30 days five hundred and fourty-one and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 0 km NE of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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