A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: usa0005zm6. Event ids that are associated: usa0005zm6. Exact location of earthquake, -66.9817° West, 17.9082° North, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/01/20 / 2020-01-12 00:43:46 / January 12, 2020 @ 12:43 am. The temblor was detected at 20:43:46 / 8:43 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coco, Morovis, Barceloneta (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six hundred and fourty, in the last 10 days eight hundred and sixty-six, in the past 30 days nine hundred and twenty-three and in the last 365 days nine hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 10 km SW of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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