A minor earthquake magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Saturday. Event id: pr2020018064. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020018064. Exact location of event, depth 14 km, -66.8468° West, 17.8916° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14 km (9 miles). The temblor was reported at 14:03:44 / 2:03 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/01/20 / 2020-01-18 18:03:44 / January 18, 2020 @ 6:03 pm.
Event epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cayey, Corozal, Comerío (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-five, in the last 10 days five hundred and twenty-eight, in the past 30 days seven hundred and twenty-five and in the last 365 days seven hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 10 km SE of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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