A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.93 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from La Parguera in Puerto Rico on Friday. The 3.93-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:52:17 / 8:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/01/20 / 2020-01-17 12:52:17 / January 17, 2020 @ 12:52 pm. Exact location of event, depth 7 km, -67.0375° West, 17.979° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: pr2020017008. Ids that are associated to the event: us700071n4, pr2020017008.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Corozal, Vega Baja, Aibonito. Epicenter of the event was 45 km (28 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-four, in the last 10 days four hundred and six, in the past 30 days five hundred and fourty-one and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 2 km NE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico.
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