A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.22 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Friday. Id of earthquake: pr2020024021. Event ids that are associated: pr2020024021. The 3.22-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:07:30 / 12:07 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -66.8135° West, latitude 17.9238° North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/01/20 / 2020-01-24 04:07:30 / January 24, 2020 @ 4:07 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pájaros, Arroyo, San Antonio (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 23 km (14 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-six, in the last 10 days four hundred and fifteen, in the past 30 days eight hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days eight hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 7 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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