A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/01/20 / 2020-01-19 00:05:55 / January 19, 2020 @ 12:05 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2020019000. Event ids that are associated: pt20019050, us60007abw, pr2020019000. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 km (4 miles). The temblor was picked up at 20:05:55 / 8:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -66.9363 West, latitude 17.959 North, depth = 6 km.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sabana Seca, Aguas Buenas, Arroyo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 35 km (21 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-six, in the last 10 days three hundred and eighty-five, in the past 30 days five hundred and ninety-two and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 6 km SE of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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