A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Tallaboa in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -66.7605° West, 17.932° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/20 / 2020-01-08 13:40:38 / January 8, 2020 @ 1:40 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:40:38 / 9:40 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us60007cu2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007cu2.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Levittown, Guaynabo, Caguas (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six hundred and thirty-two, in the last 10 days seven hundred and fourty-one, in the past 30 days seven hundred and seventy-five and in the last 365 days eight hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 8 km SSW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico.
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