A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/01/20 / 2020-01-21 04:25:16 / January 21, 2020 @ 4:25 am. The 3.42-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:25:16 / 12:25 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 9 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us60007bvi, pr2020021003. Unique identifier: pr2020021003. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8641 West, latitude 17.8293 North, depth = 9 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 33 km (21 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cidra, Guayama, Corozal (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-eight, in the last 10 days three hundred and eighty-six, in the past 30 days six hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days seven hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 23 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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