A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.07 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. Event id: pr2020027018. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020027018. Exact location of event, depth 11 km, -66.9565° West, 17.9301° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/01/20 / 2020-01-27 23:28:53 / January 27, 2020 @ 11:28 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 19:28:53 / 7:28 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 37 km (23 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aibonito, Barranquitas, Coco.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days two hundred and seventy-three, in the past 30 days eight hundred and sixty-two and in the last 365 days nine hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 6 km SW of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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