A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 1 kilometers (1 miles) from Maria Antonia in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -66.8719° West, 17.9716° North. Event id: usa0006c0c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: usa0006c0c. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/01/20 / 2020-01-08 14:53:26 / January 8, 2020 @ 2:53 pm. The temblor was reported at 10:53:26 / 10:53 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Candelaria Arenas, Candelaria, Dorado (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven hundred and seventy-three, in the last 10 days eight hundred and ninety, in the past 30 days nine hundred and thirty and in the last 365 days one thousand and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 1 km ESE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico.
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