A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 04:00:47 / 4:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 6 km, -66.9401° West, 17.9245° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt20025050, us60007fjh, pr2020025002. Id of event: pr2020025002. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6 km (4 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/01/20 / 2020-01-25 08:00:47 / January 25, 2020 @ 8:00 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 36 km (22 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguas Buenas, Ingenio, Candelaria Arenas (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days three hundred and ten, in the past 30 days seven hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days eight hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 11 km SSW of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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