A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/01/20 / 2020-01-18 05:59:39 / January 18, 2020 @ 5:59 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Event id: pr2020018034. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020018034. The 2.86-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:59:39 / 1:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -66.8° West, latitude 17.9736° North, depth = 8 km.
Epicenter of the event was 20 km (12 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pájaros, San Antonio, Toa Alta.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixty, in the last 10 days five hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days seven hundred and eighteen and in the last 365 days seven hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 3 km SE of Indios, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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