A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 05:22:21 / 5:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -66.9181° West, latitude 17.9104° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: usa0006bm8. Id of event: usa0006bm8. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/01/20 / 2020-01-07 09:22:21 / January 7, 2020 @ 9:22 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aibonito, Manatí, Barceloneta (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 34 km (21 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight hundred and seventy-five, in the last 10 days nine hundred and thirty-six, in the past 30 days nine hundred and fourty-eight and in the last 365 days nine hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 6 km S of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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