A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.04 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Friday. The 3.04-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:26:32 / 10:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 13 km, -66.833° West, 17.9305° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/01/20 / 2020-01-31 14:26:32 / January 31, 2020 @ 2:26 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020031020. Id of event: pr2020031020.
The epicenter was 25 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Guayama, Cidra (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-two, in the past 30 days eight hundred and ninety-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 7 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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