A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 14 km (9 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2020022018. Event ids that are associated: pr2020022018. Exact location of event, depth 14 km, -66.8216° West, 17.9366° North. The temblor was reported at 02:04:57 / 2:04 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/01/20 / 2020-01-22 06:04:57 / January 22, 2020 @ 6:04 am.
The epicenter was 23 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Toa Alta, Ceiba, Guayama (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-one, in the last 10 days four hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days seven hundred and seventy-six and in the last 365 days eight hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 6 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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