A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -66.8266° West, 17.9208° North, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007amk, pr2020019007. Id of event: pr2020019007. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/01/20 / 2020-01-19 11:44:40 / January 19, 2020 @ 11:44 am UTC/GMT. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:44:40 / 7:44 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 25 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Campanilla, Toa Baja, Pájaros (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days three hundred and eighty-two, in the past 30 days six hundred and eight and in the last 365 days six hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 12 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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