A minor earthquake magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) strikes 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The 2.84-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:37:17 / 1:37 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4 km (2 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020093026. Id of event: pr2020093026. Exact location of event, longitude -66.888 West, latitude 17.859 North, depth = 4 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/04/20 / 2020-04-02 17:37:17 / April 2, 2020 @ 5:37 pm.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 34 km (21 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Manatí, Barceloneta, Isabela.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days eighty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 12 km S of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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