A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/01/20 / 2020-01-24 10:24:12 / January 24, 2020 @ 10:24 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -66.9411° West, latitude 17.9099° North, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007el3. Id of event: us60007el3. The temblor was picked up at 06:24:12 / 6:24 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 36 km (23 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aibonito, Manatí, Barranquitas (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days three hundred and twenty-five, in the past 30 days seven hundred and fourty and in the last 365 days eight hundred and three 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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km SSW of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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