A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 18:13:46 / 6:13 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2020093038. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020093038. Exact location, longitude -66.9388° West, latitude 17.9523° North, depth = 4 km. Global time and date of event 02/04/20 / 2020-04-02 22:13:46 / April 2, 2020 @ 10:13 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Corozal, Aibonito, Coco. Epicenter of the event was 35 km (22 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 13 km (8 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 twelve, in the last 10 days eighty-eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 3 km WSW of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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