A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/01/20 / 2020-01-19 05:24:16 / January 19, 2020 @ 5:24 am. Event id: pr2020019026. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020019026. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:24:16 / 1:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -66.8736° West, latitude 17.86° North, depth = 12 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 32 km (20 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Manatí, Barceloneta, Isabela (min 5000 pop).
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-nine, in the last 10 days five hundred and twenty-four, in the past 30 days seven hundred and thirty-eight and in the last 365 days seven hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 12 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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