A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Guayanilla in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 km (9 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8048 West, latitude 18.0335 North, depth = 15 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020026015. Id of event: pr2020026015. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/01/20 / 2020-01-26 02:22:27 / January 26, 2020 @ 2:22 am. The temblor was reported at 22:22:27 / 10:22 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 20 km (13 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sabana Seca, Aguas Buenas, Ingenio (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty, in the last 10 days three hundred and sixty-one, in the past 30 days eight hundred and fifty and in the last 365 days nine hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 2 km NW of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.
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