A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Tallaboa in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 02:10:19 / January 23, 2020 @ 2:10 am. Id of earthquake: pr2020023000. Event ids that are associated: pr2020023000. The 3.02-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:10:19 / 10:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -66.7576° West, 17.9531° North, depth 10 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Patillas, Ingenio, Aguas Buenas (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 16 km (10 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days three hundred and fourty-three, in the past 30 days seven hundred and three and in the last 365 days seven hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 6 km SW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico.
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