A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 11:12:22 / 11:12 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -66.8368 West, latitude 17.9458 North, depth = 13 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/01/20 / 2020-01-28 15:12:22 / January 28, 2020 @ 3:12 pm. Id of earthquake: pr2020028008. Event ids that are associated: pr2020028008.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 25 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 60 km (37 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 Candelaria, Dorado, Campanilla (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty-eight, in the past 30 days eight hundred and twenty-eight and in the last 365 days nine hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 5 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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