A minor earthquake magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Saturday. Global time and date of event 18/01/20 / 2020-01-18 17:06:56 / January 18, 2020 @ 5:06 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8298 West, latitude 17.9621 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 2.86-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:06:56 / 1:06 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2020018062. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020018062.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guayama, Cidra, Ceiba (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 23 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. 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-seven, in the last 10 days five hundred and twenty-seven, in the past 30 days seven hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days seven hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 3 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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