A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.24 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Penuelas in Puerto Rico. Exact location of event, depth 14 km, -66.7545° West, 17.9721° North. Event id: pr2020029000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007isr, pr2020029000. The temblor was picked up at 00:54:04 / 12:54 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/01/20 / 2020-01-29 04:54:04 / January 29, 2020 @ 4:54 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guaynabo, Caguas, Bayamón. Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 15 km (10 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-eight, in the past 30 days eight hundred and thirty-three and in the last 365 days nine hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 7 km N of Penuelas, Puerto Rico.
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