A minor earthquake magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/01/20 / 2020-01-18 01:49:44 / January 18, 2020 @ 1:49 am UTC/GMT. The 2.97-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:49:44 / 9:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -66.936° West, 17.9425° North, depth 9 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2020018027. Event ids that are associated: pr2020018027.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aibonito, Coco, Barranquitas (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 35 km (22 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixty-three, in the last 10 days five hundred and thirty-five, in the past 30 days seven hundred and sixteen and in the last 365 days seven hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 4 km SW of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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