A minor earthquake magnitude 2.81 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Maria Antonia in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/01/20 / 2020-01-16 11:20:05 / January 16, 2020 @ 11:20 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8568° West, 17.9023° North, depth 13 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2020016072, us700070vu. Unique identifier: pr2020016072. The 2.81-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:20:05 / 7:20 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 13 km (8 miles).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cayey, Comerío, Corozal (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 28 km (18 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy, in the last 10 days five hundred and fifty-four, in the past 30 days six hundred and twenty-nine and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 SE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico.
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