A minor earthquake magnitude 3.61 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -66.8556° West, 17.8381° North. The 3.61-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:38:41 / 6:38 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2020028005. Event ids that are associated: pr2020028005, us60007i3x. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/01/20 / 2020-01-28 10:38:41 / January 28, 2020 @ 10:38 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles).
Event epicenter was 32 km (20 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arroyo, Vega Alta, Vega Baja (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty-four, in the past 30 days eight hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days eight hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 21 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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