A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Yauco in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 00:06:44 / 12:06 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 17 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020030015. Id of event: pr2020030015. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/01/20 / 2020-01-30 04:06:44 / January 30, 2020 @ 4:06 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -66.8228° West, latitude 18.0666° North, depth = 17 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guayama, Ingenio, Candelaria (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 23 km (14 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). 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-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and fourty-seven, in the past 30 days nine hundred and twelve and in the last 365 days one thousand and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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