A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Tallaboa in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 13:18:14 / 1:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -66.723 West, latitude 17.9103 North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 07/01/20 / 2020-01-07 17:18:14 / January 7, 2020 @ 5:18 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: usa0006br5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: usa0006br5.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Candelaria, Toa Baja, Campanilla (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 16 km (10 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight hundred and four, in the last 10 days eight hundred and eighty-seven, in the past 30 days eight hundred and ninety-five and in the last 365 days nine hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 9 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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