A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:07:13 / 2:07 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2020023044. Event ids that are associated: pr2020023044. Exact location of event, longitude -66.9428 West, latitude 17.961 North, depth = 11 km. Global time and date of event 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 18:07:13 / January 23, 2020 @ 6:07 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 35 km (22 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aibonito, Coco, Barranquitas (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-two, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-seven, in the past 30 days eight hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days nine hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 3 km WSW of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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