A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 13 km, -66.8351° West, 17.9376° North. The 2.85-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:00:17 / 1:00 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020029021. Id of event: pr2020029021. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/01/20 / 2020-01-29 05:00:17 / January 29, 2020 @ 5:00 am.
Event epicenter was 25 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guayama, Ceiba, Cidra. Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days two hundred and fifty-nine, in the past 30 days eight hundred and seventy-one and in the last 365 days nine hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 6 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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