A minor earthquake magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km (6 miles). The 3.19-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:33:57 / 10:33 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2020023008. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020023008. Exact location of event, longitude -66.8236 West, latitude 17.902 North, depth = 9 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 14:33:57 / January 23, 2020 @ 2:33 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Vega Alta, Cidra. Epicenter of the earthquake was 25 km (16 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-six, in the past 30 days seven hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days seven hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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