A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Yauco in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 07/01/20 / 2020-01-07 10:32:02 / January 7, 2020 @ 10:32 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -66.8217 West, latitude 18.0308 North, depth = 10 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:32:02 / 6:32 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: usa0006bmp. Event ids that are associated: usa0006bmp.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sabana Seca, Aguas Buenas, Ingenio. Epicenter of the earthquake was 22 km (14 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight hundred and seventy-two, in the last 10 days nine hundred and thirty-four, in the past 30 days nine hundred and fourty-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 3 km E of Yauco, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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