A minor earthquake magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) strikes 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1 km (1 miles). Global time and date of event 16/01/20 / 2020-01-16 12:58:52 / January 16, 2020 @ 12:58 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2020016064. Event ids that are associated: pr2020016064. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8746° West, 17.8191° North, depth 1 km. The temblor was reported at 08:58:52 / 8:58 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). The epicenter was 35 km (22 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manatí, Barceloneta, Isabela (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixty-one, in the last 10 days five hundred and fourty-one, in the past 30 days six hundred and eighteen and in the last 365 days six hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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