A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 23:34:26 / 11:34 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us70008l71. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008l71. Exact location of event, longitude -66.9627 West, latitude 17.9353 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/04/20 / 2020-04-02 03:34:26 / April 2, 2020 @ 3:34 am.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aibonito, Coco, Barranquitas (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 38 km (24 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days ninety-three, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-six and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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 SW of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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