A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 2.93-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:27:01 / 2:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -66.82° West, latitude 17.9436° North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2020027028. Unique identifier: pr2020027028. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/01/20 / 2020-01-27 06:27:01 / January 27, 2020 @ 6:27 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Antonio, Toa Alta, Guayama (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 23 km (14 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-five, in the last 10 days three hundred and twelve, in the past 30 days eight hundred and sixty-six and in the last 365 days nine hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 5 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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