A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.15 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). The 3.15-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:43:59 / 7:43 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2020015103. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020015103. Global time and date of event 15/01/20 / 2020-01-15 23:43:59 / January 15, 2020 @ 11:43 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8638° West, 17.8431° North, depth 7 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Corozal, Cayey, Comerío (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 32 km (20 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearby 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 fifty-five, in the last 10 days five hundred and thirty-six, in the past 30 days six hundred and one and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 14 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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