A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 04:34:05 / 4:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/01/20 / 2020-01-18 08:34:05 / January 18, 2020 @ 8:34 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us600079wl. Event ids that are associated: us600079wl. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -66.8871 West, latitude 17.8921 North, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 32 km (20 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Cidra, Guayama (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-one, in the last 10 days three hundred and eighty-two, in the past 30 days five hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days six hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 9 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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