A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) was reported 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -66.8825° West, 17.8543° North, depth 12 km. Unique identifier: pr2020029013. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020029013. The temblor was picked up at 17:29:46 / 5:29 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 29/01/20 / 2020-01-29 21:29:46 / January 29, 2020 @ 9:29 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 33 km (21 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manatí, Barceloneta, Isabela. Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days two hundred and nineteen, in the past 30 days eight hundred and fifty-three and in the last 365 days nine hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 13 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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